Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Shortlands Road 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 Shortlands Road (BR2 0JQ) 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 Shortlands Road (BR2 0JQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Shortlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shortlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenlea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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