Total Crime Rate
257.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selsdon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selsdon Road (CR2 6PE) in the last 12 months was 257.3 per 1,000 residents and was 534.1% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsdon Road (CR2 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selsdon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Croydon | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muggeridge Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Croydon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bartlett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blunt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Junction Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bartlett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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