Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kelsey Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 129th 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 Kelsey Way (BR3 3LP) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelsey Way (BR3 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Uplands, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Acre (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kelsey Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uplands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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