Crime Rates at St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HF

St James'S Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 157th lowest 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 St James'S Avenue (BR3 4HF) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Avenue (BR3 4HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunbar Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimborne Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.