Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Brighton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 457th 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 Brighton Road (CR8 2BD) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christchurch Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redbarn Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edgehill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Edgehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillground Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillground Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
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Data Sources

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