Thornton Heath Central
Middle areaNorth Croydon. 8,293 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Thornton Heath Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Thornton Heath Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornton Heath Central at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 417 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 271 |
| Other crime | 222 |
| Shoplifting | 113 |
| Drug offences | 91 |
| Vehicle crime | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Theft from the person | 33 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Thornton Heath Central compares
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Is Thornton Heath Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornton Heath Central at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thornton Heath Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (417), anti-social behaviour (271) and other crime (222).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Thornton Heath Central alone. See Croydon
Thornton Heath Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Thornton Heath Central was £380,000 in 2025.
Thornton Heath Central had 7,965 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Thornton Heath Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thornton Heath Central, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.