Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 2DF
How much crime is recorded in CR8 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
CR8 2DFPurley
How safe is CR8 2DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 2DF area, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.34.6
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.