Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Great Woodcote Park area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Woodcote Park (CR8 3QU) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Great Woodcote Park (CR8 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bridle Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Woodcote Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariette Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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