Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Higher Drive 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 Higher Drive (CR8 2HE) 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 Higher Drive (CR8 2HE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Olden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Graham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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