Crime Rate in Selhurst, ward

Selhurst has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 787th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 171st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selhurst in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selhurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 575 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 740 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selhurst ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.