Postcode · Beckenham
Crime in BR3 5LD
How much crime is recorded in BR3 5LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beckenham East & Kelsey Park
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
BR3 5LDBeckenham
How safe is BR3 5LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 5LD 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 5LDNational
Anti-social behaviour31.910.7
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary13.79.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.