Crime Rates at Bulganak Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8JA

Bulganak Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bulganak Road (CR7 8JA) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulganak Road (CR7 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.