Total Crime Rate

337.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 337.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (CR8 2AY) in the last 12 months was 337.0 per 1,000 residents and was 334.2% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CR8 2AY, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CR8 2AY area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Olden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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