Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 270.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 42.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Russell Hill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Hill Road (CR8 2LA) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 248.3% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Hill Road (CR8 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Hill Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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