Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Porchester Mead area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Porchester Mead (BR3 1TD) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Porchester Mead (BR3 1TD), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Croft. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beckenham Town & Copers Cope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chislet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crouch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crouch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hackington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stumps Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stumps Hill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chislet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chislet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chislet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Porchester Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chislet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stumps Hill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braeside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highland Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Calverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Porchester Mead | Under investigation |
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