Total Crime Rate

1004.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1004.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 358.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.2 10/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Drugs 40.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Drive area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 7th highest crime rate of 930 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 The Drive (BR3 1EG) in the last 12 months was 1004.0 per 1,000 residents and was 858.5% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 274.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BR3 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Grove Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coopers Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coopers Mews —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beckenham Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kelsey Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parkwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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