Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillbrow Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillbrow Road (BR1 4FA) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillbrow Road (BR1 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Belgravia Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgravia Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgravia Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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