Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whytecliffe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whytecliffe Road (CR8 2YU) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 164.0% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whytecliffe Road (CR8 2YU), 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 Whytecliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbarn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gables Court —
Sep 2025Public order Russell Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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