Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 201.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Selby Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SE) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weighton Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haysleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tovil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas
Apr 2026Public order Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornsett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas
Apr 2026Public order Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Oak Close
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road
Apr 2026Other theft Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road

Data Sources

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