Total Crime Rate

519.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 519.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bearstead Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 19th 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 Bearstead Terrace (BR3 1NU) in the last 12 months was 519.8 per 1,000 residents and was 397.7% 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 Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 229.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearstead Terrace (BR3 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 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 Bearstead Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckenham Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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