Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purley Downs Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purley Downs Road (CR2 0RD) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Downs Road (CR2 0RD), the main crime hotspot is near Haling Down Passage. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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