Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Drive (CR8 2HE) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Drive (CR8 2HE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callow Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbairn Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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