Crime Rates at Grange Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8SA

Grange Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 340th highest 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 Grange Road (CR7 8SA) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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