Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pampisford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pampisford Road (CR2 6DA) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pampisford Road (CR2 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgehill Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pampisford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pampisford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Montpelier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillground Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edgehill Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgehill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillground Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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