Total Crime Rate
1200.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
693.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 8th 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 London Road (CR7 7YE) in the last 12 months was 1200.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1231.0% 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 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 308 (≈ 693.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (CR7 7YE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Midhurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayday Road | — |
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