Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 4LR
How much crime is recorded in CR8 4LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodcote
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
CR8 4LRPurley
How safe is CR8 4LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 4LR 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4LRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary19.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs4.02.4
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.