Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selsey Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 329th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Crescent (DA16 1EP) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsey Crescent (DA16 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Wrotham Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrotham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Okehampton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Okehampton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wrotham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wrotham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wrotham Road | Under investigation |
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