Total Crime Rate

382.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 382.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kimberley Place 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 Kimberley Place (CR8 2BX) 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 Kimberley Place (CR8 2BX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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