Total Crime Rate
305.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selsdon Park Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in New Addington South , and the 73rd 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 Park Road (CR2 8JT) in the last 12 months was 305.7 per 1,000 residents and was 203.2% higher than the New Addington South average (100.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 133.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsdon Park Road (CR2 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Selsdon Vale & Forestdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Warren | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huntingfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rawlins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bellfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holmbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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