Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 8EH
How much crime is recorded in CR7 8EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Norwood
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,031 (2024)
CR7 8EHThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 8EH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 8EH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8EHNational
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Burglary4.69.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.31.5
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.