Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechfield Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 67th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechfield Cottages (BR1 3AY) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 290.2% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechfield Cottages (BR1 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewes Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechfield Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaxtol Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaxtol Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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