Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dale Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Road (CR8 2ED) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (CR8 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Vale —
Apr 2026Public order Partridge Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Approach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Olden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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