Total Crime Rate
327.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raymead Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 62nd 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 Raymead Avenue (CR7 7SA) in the last 12 months was 327.2 per 1,000 residents and was 128.7% higher than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raymead Avenue (CR7 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 61 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 | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplethorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colvin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colliers Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutfield Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Willett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willett Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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