Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Croydon, CR0 3EY

Thornton Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 535th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (CR0 3EY) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (CR0 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.