Total Crime Rate

592.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 592.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 277.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.9 10/10
  • Robbery 74.1 10/10
  • Other theft 61.7 10/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2FB) in the last 12 months was 592.6 per 1,000 residents and was 663.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 277.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Hill Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Public order Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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