Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 6FA
How much crime is recorded in CR7 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,512 (2024)
CR7 6FAThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 6FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 6FA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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 6FANational
Violence and sexual offences43.523.6
Anti-social behaviour40.210.7
Burglary14.69.1
Public order8.64.6
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Other theft7.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Drugs4.42.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.