Postcode · Beckenham
Crime in BR3 4LA
How much crime is recorded in BR3 4LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elmers End
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
BR3 4LABeckenham
How safe is BR3 4LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 4LA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.69.1
Robbery1.51.4
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.