Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Pauls Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 St Pauls Road (CR7 8NB) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Road (CR7 8NB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Garnet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cotford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cotford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B266 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gillett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B266 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B266 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B266 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B266 | Under investigation |
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