Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7BF
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
CR7 7BFThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7BF 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7BFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary11.89.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.