Total Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 111th 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 Shortlands Road (BR2 0XX) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortlands Road (BR2 0XX), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenlea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shortlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands —
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Data Sources

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