Total Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 174.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brighton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6XH) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 269.6% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 285.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brantwood Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haling Down Passage (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Brantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Biddulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allenby Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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