Total Crime Rate

919.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 919.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.7 9/10
  • Public order 72.6 10/10
  • Drugs 68.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.5 10/10
  • Other theft 56.5 10/10
  • Burglary 36.3 10/10
  • Robbery 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 7th highest crime rate of 928 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 Church Avenue (BR3 1DT) in the last 12 months was 919.4 per 1,000 residents and was 780.2% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 290.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (BR3 1DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Public order Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kelsey Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckenham Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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