Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meadow Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 393rd highest 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 Meadow Road (BR2 0DX) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (BR2 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shortlands, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martin'S Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands —
Sep 2025Robbery Martin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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