Crime Rates at Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8SR

Brigstock Road area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Brigstock Road (CR7 8SR) in the last 12 months was 1220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1230.3% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 156.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 496.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brigstock Road (CR7 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.