Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 58.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Downs Court Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 410th 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 Downs Court Road (CR8 1BE) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Court Road (CR8 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pheasant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cliff End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Knoll Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Partridge Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyfields Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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