Crime Rates at Lea Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LF

Lea Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 10th 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 Lea Road (BR3 3LF) in the last 12 months was 694.9 per 1,000 residents and was 565.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 195.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (BR3 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 92 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.