Crime Rates at High Street, Purley, CR8 2FQ

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CR8 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 248.3% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CR8 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.