Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 3JD
How much crime is recorded in CR8 3JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
CR8 3JDPurley
How safe is CR8 3JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 3JD 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 3JDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.51.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.