Crime Rates at The Chestnuts, Beckenham, BR3 4DU

The Chestnuts area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 385th highest crime rate of 928 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 The Chestnuts (BR3 4DU) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the Clock House average (62.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chestnuts (BR3 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.