Crime Rates at Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DB

Bensham Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 155th 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 Bensham Grove (CR7 8DB) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bensham Grove (CR7 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.