Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Selhurst Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

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 Selhurst Road (SE25 6YA) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% 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 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Oliver Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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