Crime Rates at Heath Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8NE

Heath Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Heath Road (CR7 8NE) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (CR7 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.