Total Crime Rate

256.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.4 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 256.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southend Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 48th 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 Southend Road (BR3 1SR) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (BR3 1SR), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Croft. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stumps Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Calverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Porchester Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Mead —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hackington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Grace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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