Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 1BB
How much crime is recorded in CR8 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
CR8 1BBPurley
How safe is CR8 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 1BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CR8 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.42.4
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.