Crime Rates at The Drive, Thornton Heath, CR7 8LA

The Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (CR7 8LA) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (CR7 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near B266. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.