Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 5GR
How much crime is recorded in CR8 5GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenley South
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
CR8 5GRPurley
How safe is CR8 5GR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 5GR 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5GRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.32.4
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.