Postcode · Beckenham
Crime in BR3 6PP
How much crime is recorded in BR3 6PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shortlands Bromley Road
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
BR3 6PPBeckenham
How safe is BR3 6PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR3 6PP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6PPNational
Burglary13.39.1
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Public order0.44.6
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.