Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillview 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillview Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whytecliffe Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Whytecliffe Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cliff End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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