Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 4DS
How much crime is recorded in CR8 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coulsdon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,090 (2024)
CR8 4DSPurley
How safe is CR8 4DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 4DS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4DSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary19.99.1
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.