Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Russell Hill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 149th 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 Russell Hill Road (CR8 2LF) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Hill Road (CR8 2LF), 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 Russell Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Hill Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Woburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woburn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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