Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7NP
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,811 (2024)
CR7 7NPThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7NP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 7NPNational
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Shoplifting16.18.4
Burglary13.29.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Vehicle crime12.63.5
Public order9.94.6
Other theft7.24.5
Drugs6.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Robbery3.21.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.