Crime Rates at Carolina Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8DT

Carolina Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Carolina Road (CR7 8DT) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carolina Road (CR7 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.