Crime Rates at Dunheved Road South, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AD

Dunheved Road South area has the 28th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunheved Road South (CR7 6AD) in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunheved Road South (CR7 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Avenue. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.