Postcode · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7 8SE
How much crime is recorded in CR7 8SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath Central
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
CR7 8SEThornton Heath
How safe is CR7 8SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR7 8SE 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
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 8SENational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Shoplifting16.58.4
Other theft9.54.5
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Burglary6.99.1
Public order5.74.6
Drugs4.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.