Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6BB

Thornton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 400th 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 (CR7 6BB) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (CR7 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Donald Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.