Total Crime Rate
218.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillview Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillview Close (CR8 1AU) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 164.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -91.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillview Close (CR8 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whytecliffe Road South (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whytecliffe Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbarn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whytecliffe Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cliff End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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