Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 8AR
How much crime is recorded in CR7 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath North West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
CR7 8ARThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 8AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 8AR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8ARNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.