Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selsdon Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selsdon Road (CR2 6PT) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 240.9% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsdon Road (CR2 6PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Selsdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Junction Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birchend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selsdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunny Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Haling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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