Postcode · Purley
Crime in CR8 5HT
How much crime is recorded in CR8 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenley South
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
CR8 5HTPurley
How safe is CR8 5HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR8 5HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5HTNational
Burglary8.09.1
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft1.84.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.52.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.