Crime Rates at Keston Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6BL

Keston Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 525th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keston Road (CR7 6BL) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keston Road (CR7 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunheved Road South, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunheved Road North (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.