Total Crime Rate
453.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 33rd 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 London Road (CR7 7HW) in the last 12 months was 453.9 per 1,000 residents and was 231.1% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 168.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (CR7 7HW), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunheved Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunheved Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunheved Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colliers Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunheved Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Raymead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raymead Avenue | — |
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