Crime Rates at Layard Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8JS

Layard Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layard Road (CR7 8JS) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layard Road (CR7 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mersham Place, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layard Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.