Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 8DS
How much crime is recorded in CR7 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Norwood
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,905 (2024)
CR7 8DSThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 8DS
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 8DS 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
51
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary11.29.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.91.4
Public order1.84.6
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.