Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shortlands Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shortlands Grove (BR2 0ND) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shortlands Grove (BR2 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Bromley Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckenham Grove | Under investigation |
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