Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7QL
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
CR7 7QLThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7QL area, below 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 7QLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Burglary5.19.1
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.