Purley on Thames
Middle areaThe east of the West Berkshire. 6,826 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 63% of people in Purley on Thames live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Purley on Thames
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purley on Thames at a rate of 35.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 49 |
| Other crime | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Purley on Thames compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Purley on Thames safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purley on Thames at a rate of 35.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Purley on Thames.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (97), anti-social behaviour (49) and other crime (47).
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 West Berkshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Purley on Thames alone. See West Berkshire
Purley on Thames in brief
The median price paid for a home in Purley on Thames was £448,500 in 2025.
Purley on Thames had 6,730 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in Purley on Thames live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Purley on Thames, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.