Crime Rates at Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8SD

Whitehorse Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehorse Road (CR7 8SD) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR7 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ely Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.