Crime Rates at Mayfield Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DP

Mayfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 141st 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 Mayfield Road (CR7 6DP) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the West Thornton average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Road (CR7 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverleigh Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.