Total Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.1 2/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Purley Park Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 122nd 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 Purley Park Road (CR8 2BT) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Park Road (CR8 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Haling Down Passage. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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