Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Graham Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 389th highest 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 Graham Road (CR8 2EN) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Graham Road (CR8 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Sydney Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Olden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sydney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Olden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Olden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilmot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Graham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aveling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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