Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 6DN
How much crime is recorded in CR7 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
CR7 6DNThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 6DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 6DN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 6DNNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Burglary9.79.1
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.94.6
Theft from the person1.62.1
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.