Total Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Glen area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 96th 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 The Glen (BR2 0JB) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Glen (BR2 0JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shortlands, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shortlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Martin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hildenlea Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortlands Gardens | Under investigation |
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