Crime Rates at Selwood Road, Croydon, CR0 7JU

Selwood Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selwood Road (CR0 7JU) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwood Road (CR0 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhurst Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.