Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 7RT
How much crime is recorded in CR7 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
CR7 7RTThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 7RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 7RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Burglary14.09.1
Drugs10.02.4
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.