Crime Rates at Furze Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8NG

Furze Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Furze Road (CR7 8NG) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 187.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furze Road (CR7 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parchmore Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.