Postcode · Beckenham
Crime in BR3 1DS
How much crime is recorded in BR3 1DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Beckenham
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,678 (2024)
BR3 1DSBeckenham
How safe is BR3 1DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 1DS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BR3 1DSNational
Burglary17.99.1
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Vehicle crime10.33.5
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.