Crime Rate in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, ward

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1775th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selsdon Vale & Forestdale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dulverton Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.