Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Copse area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Copse (BR1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Copse (BR1 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlewood Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodknoll Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beech Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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