South Norwood vs Thornton Heath

South Norwood has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,262 crimes in the last 12 months. Thornton Heath has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 7,491 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

South Norwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Thornton Heath shows +0.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In South Norwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,290 incidents). In Thornton Heath, it is Violent Crime (2,385 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

South Norwood recorded 1,588 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Thornton Heath recorded 1,455. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in South Norwood totalled 2,290 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,385 in Thornton Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, South Norwood recorded 7,031 crimes (now 7,262, a change of +3.3%). Thornton Heath recorded 7,445 crimes previously (now 7,491, +0.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. South Norwood has a resolution rate of 23.6% and Thornton Heath has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

South Norwood falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Thornton Heath is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both South Norwood and Thornton Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.