Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 360th highest 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 Rectory Road (BR3 1TU) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (BR3 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Avenue, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrell Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monivea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burrell Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Grove Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faversham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Cator Lane Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bethersden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

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