Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in CR8 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
CR8 2EQPurley
How safe is CR8 2EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 2EQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2EQNational
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.