Crime Rate in Selhurst, ward

Selhurst has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 673rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 154th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selhurst in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selhurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 605 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -17.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 811 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selhurst ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.