Total Crime Rate
45.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selcroft Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selcroft Road (CR8 1AS) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selcroft Road (CR8 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Partridge Knoll, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill View Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Purley & Woodcote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Knoll | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Partridge Knoll | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cliff End | Under investigation |
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