Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farnaby Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farnaby Road (BR1 4BH) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Beckenham Town & Copers Cope average (104.8 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnaby Road (BR1 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shortlands Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grasmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortlands Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Avenue | Under investigation |
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