Crime Rates at Hillside Avenue, Purley, CR8 2DP

Hillside Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Avenue (CR8 2DP) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Kenley average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (CR8 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gables Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.