Crime Rates at Selhurst Road, London, SE25 6YA

Selhurst 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 6YA) 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 6YA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.