Crime Rates at Higher Drive, Purley, CR8 2HP

Higher Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 119th 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 2HP) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Higher Drive (CR8 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxley Hill Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.