Crime Rate in Thornton Heath, ward

Thornton Heath has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1333rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 265th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thornton Heath in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thornton Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 669 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 863 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thornton Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.