Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Dale Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 410th 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 Dale Road (CR8 2ED) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (CR8 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 20 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
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cliff End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Knoll Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Partridge Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whytecliffe Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whytecliffe Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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