Crime Rates at Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7RN

Melfort Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Melfort Road (CR7 7RN) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melfort Road (CR7 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melfort Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.