Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7ET
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,307 (2024)
CR7 7ETThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7ET 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
30.8
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 7ETNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Burglary7.49.1
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.