Total Crime Rate

226.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mersham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mersham Road (CR7 8NU) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersham Road (CR7 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Mersham Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Thornton Heath

Crime Over Time in Mersham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Layard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Layard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mersham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peppercorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mersham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Speke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauchamp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayfere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 30

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑