Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selby Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Road (SM5 1LD) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selby Road (SM5 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Assembly Walk. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 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 | Peterborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assembly Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Assembly Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pipewell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pipewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Alban'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
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