Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beulah Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 528th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Beulah Road (CR7 8JH) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beulah Road (CR7 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thornton Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beulah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buttonscroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fernham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Furze Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wychwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedser Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beulah Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttonscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttonscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bulganak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hallowell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallowell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallowell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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