Total Crime Rate
183.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ullswater Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 89th highest crime rate of 930 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 Ullswater Close (BR1 4JF) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ullswater Close (BR1 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Arcus Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hildenborough Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hildenborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swiftsden Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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