Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingswood Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 318th 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 Kingswood Road (BR2 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Road (BR2 0HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shortlands, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colebrook Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenlea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shortlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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