Crime Rate in West Thornton, ward

West Thornton has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 684th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 155th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Thornton in the last 12 months was 143.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Thornton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 904 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -17.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,161 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Thornton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 311 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.