Total Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SG) in the last 12 months was 170.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SG), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas —
Apr 2026Other theft Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tovil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haysleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornsett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cranleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Groves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Oak Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Selby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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