Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 2NN
How much crime is recorded in CR8 2NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
CR8 2NNPurley
How safe is CR8 2NN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 2NN 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
22.2
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 2NNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.