Crime Rates at Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 4HE

Brighton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town , and the 360th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Brighton Road (CR8 4HE) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Coulsdon Town average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR8 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Musgrove Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.