Purley Central
Middle areaSouth west Croydon. 11,600 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Purley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Purley Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purley Central at a rate of 95.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 307 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 209 |
| Other crime | 154 |
| Vehicle crime | 117 |
| Shoplifting | 93 |
| Robbery | 60 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 20 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Purley Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Purley Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purley Central at a rate of 95.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Purley Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (307), anti-social behaviour (209) and other crime (154).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Purley Central alone. See Croydon
Purley Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Purley Central was £425,000 in 2025.
Purley Central had 10,502 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Purley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Purley Central, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.