Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 6ED
How much crime is recorded in CR7 6ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
CR7 6EDThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 6ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 6ED area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6EDNational
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.79.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs4.12.4
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.54.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.