Crime Rates at Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HA

Parchmore Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parchmore Road (CR7 8HA) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parchmore Road (CR7 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.