Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willowbank Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willowbank Place (CR8 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowbank Place (CR8 2UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgehill Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montpelier Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willowbank Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Edgehill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Edgehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillground Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillground Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pampisford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pampisford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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