Postcode district · Purley
Crime in CR8
How much crime is recorded in CR8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 47,658 (2024)
CR8Postcode district · Purley
How safe is CR8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR8, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
CR8National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.