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Crime in BR3 1NU

How much crime is recorded in BR3 1NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
New Beckenham
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,919 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR3 1NU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 1NU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1NUNational
Shoplifting20.18.4
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Vehicle crime13.13.5
Burglary4.69.1
Robbery3.01.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.44.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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