Crime Rates at Gonville Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DB

Gonville Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 448th lowest 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 Gonville Road (CR7 6DB) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the West Thornton average (143.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gonville Road (CR7 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willett Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.