Crime Rates at Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2FD

Brighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 2FD) in the last 12 months was 567.9 per 1,000 residents and was 587.6% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 314.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.