Crime Rates at Buller Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8QU

Buller Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Buller Road (CR7 8QU) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buller Road (CR7 8QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilsland Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.