Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 6BD
How much crime is recorded in CR7 6BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
CR7 6BDThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 6BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 6BD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
CR7 6BDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Burglary19.99.1
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Public order10.74.6
Other theft8.54.5
Shoplifting6.08.4
Drugs4.82.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Robbery3.21.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.