Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selsdon Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
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 Selsdon Road (SE27 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsdon Road (SE27 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wolfington Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivymount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glennie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolfington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casewick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Julian'S Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knolly'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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