Crime Rates at Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2BQ

Brighton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 382.2 per 1,000 residents and was 362.8% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.