Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 2HT
How much crime is recorded in CR8 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coulsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
CR8 2HTPurley
How safe is CR8 2HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 2HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2HTNational
Burglary10.49.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.