Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7BB
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
CR7 7BBThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7BB 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 7BBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.