Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selhurst Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selhurst Road (SE25 6XY) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selhurst Road (SE25 6XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgoyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claret Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oliver Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntly Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmesdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hambledon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cargreen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cargreen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holmesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sangley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Dunstan'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claret Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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