Postcode · Beckenham
Crime in BR3 4HT
How much crime is recorded in BR3 4HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elmers End
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
BR3 4HTBeckenham
How safe is BR3 4HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 4HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 4HTNational
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Violence and sexual offences2.723.6
Burglary2.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.