Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Selby Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 168th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Road (SE20 8ST) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Data Sources

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