Crime Rate in Thornton Heath, ward

Thornton Heath has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1625th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 301st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thornton Heath in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thornton Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 647 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 39.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 814 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thornton Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.