Crime Rates at Upper Selsdon Road, South Croydon, CR2 8DE

Upper Selsdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 52nd 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 Upper Selsdon Road (CR2 8DE) in the last 12 months was 360.5 per 1,000 residents and was 788.6% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 242.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Selsdon Road (CR2 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.