Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 8RT
How much crime is recorded in CR7 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath North East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,954 (2024)
CR7 8RTThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 8RT 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.42.4
Burglary3.79.1
Theft from the person3.52.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.