Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotts Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 928 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 Scotts Lane (BR2 0LH) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Beckenham Town & Copers Cope average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotts Lane (BR2 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Bromley Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Beckenham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckenham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Bridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckenham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bromley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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