Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beckenham Hill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
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 Beckenham Hill Road (BR3 1TH) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 566.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckenham Hill Road (BR3 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Dunfield Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bellingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oslac Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Calverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highland Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Porchester Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckenham Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dunfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oslac Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oslac Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oslac Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oslac Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lushington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lushington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lushington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oslac Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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