Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beckett Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 441st highest crime rate of 928 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 Beckett Walk (BR3 1JH) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckett Walk (BR3 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lennard Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckett Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beckett Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beckett Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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