Crime Rates at Dovercourt Avenue, Thornton Heath, CR7 7LJ

Dovercourt Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovercourt Avenue (CR7 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovercourt Avenue (CR7 7LJ), 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.