Crime Rates at Lenham Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8QS

Lenham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 75th 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 Lenham Road (CR7 8QS) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenham Road (CR7 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mersham Place, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layard Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.