Total Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purley Downs Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% 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 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Purley Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Biddulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Copperfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Copperfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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