Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selsey 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 1ES) 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 1ES), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Selsey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrotham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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