Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Hill area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 312th 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 Hill (CR8 1AN) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Hill (CR8 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Public order Whytecliffe Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whytecliffe Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cliff End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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