Crime Rates at Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HW

Northwood Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 320th 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 Northwood Road (CR7 8HW) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Road (CR7 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beulah Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northwood Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.