Crime Rates at Lyndhurst Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7PW

Lyndhurst Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lyndhurst Road (CR7 7PW) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Road (CR7 7PW), 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.