Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wilmot Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmot Road (CR8 2HH) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmot Road (CR8 2HH), 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 Wilmot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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