Total Crime Rate

567.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 567.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 278.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Selsdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 567.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1597.4% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsdon Road (CR2 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsdon Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selsdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muggeridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drovers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Jarvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crunden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road —
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Data Sources

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