Total Crime Rate
755.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foxley Hill Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 15th 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 Foxley Hill Road (CR8 2HB) in the last 12 months was 755.2 per 1,000 residents and was 814.4% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 300.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foxley Hill Road (CR8 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Hill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Russell Hill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Russell Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Russell Hill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whytecliffe Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimberley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gables Court | — |
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