Total Crime Rate

374.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 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 374.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 25th highest crime rate of 928 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 374.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.5% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Road (SE20 8SN), 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Villas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penge Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Weighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tovil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haysleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cranleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Pittville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warminster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornsett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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