Selsdon
Middle areaCentral Croydon. 7,703 people in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Selsdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Selsdon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selsdon at a rate of 56.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 122 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 68 |
| Other crime | 46 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Selsdon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Selsdon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selsdon at a rate of 56.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Selsdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), anti-social behaviour (87) and vehicle crime (68).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Selsdon alone. See Croydon
Selsdon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Selsdon was £587,500 in 2025.
Selsdon had 7,615 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Selsdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Selsdon, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.