Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7ER
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
CR7 7ERThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7ER 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Other theft10.84.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.