Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7AA
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selhurst North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
CR7 7AAThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7AA 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7AANational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary11.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.14.6
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.