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

Thornton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (CR7 6BB) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the West Thornton average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% 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 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.