Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selwood Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 408th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selwood Road (CR0 7JS) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwood Road (CR0 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhurst Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fernhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Court Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Road —
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Data Sources

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