Crime Rates at Hereward Avenue, Purley, CR8 2NN

Hereward Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 179th 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 Hereward Avenue (CR8 2NN) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereward Avenue (CR8 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Hill Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.