Crime Rate in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, ward

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 2170th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 39th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selsdon Vale & Forestdale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Dulverton Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.