Total Crime Rate

694.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.9 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 694.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Public order 54.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 10th 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 High Street (BR3 1EB) in the last 12 months was 694.9 per 1,000 residents and was 565.3% 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 195.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR3 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kelsey Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckenham Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Arbor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Christ Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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