Total Crime Rate
452.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 24th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SN) in the last 12 months was 452.4 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 212.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SN), the main crime hotspot is near Weighton Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornsett Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornsett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornsett Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | β |
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