Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 2JS
How much crime is recorded in CR8 2JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
CR8 2JSPurley
How safe is CR8 2JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 2JS 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2JSNational
Burglary20.09.1
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.42.4
Public order1.24.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.