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

The Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 189th 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 The Drive (CR7 8LB) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (CR7 8LB), 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.