Total Crime Rate
227.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queenswood Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 110th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Queenswood Avenue (CR7 7HY) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queenswood Avenue (CR7 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 311 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Thornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penshurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveacre Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fiveacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colliers Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dunheved Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weybridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunheved Road North | Under investigation |
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