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

Furze Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 384th 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 Furze Road (CR7 8NG) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% 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 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.