Postcode district · Thornton Heath
Crime in CR7
How much crime is recorded in CR7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Population
- 65,520 (2024)
CR7Postcode district · Thornton Heath
How safe is CR7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR7, 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
CR7National
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary11.09.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Shoplifting7.38.4
Other theft5.24.5
Public order5.04.6
Drugs4.12.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.