Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Purley Park Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% 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 35 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Purley Downs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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