Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkbeck Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 258th lowest 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 Birkbeck Road (BR3 4SN) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Clock House average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Birkbeck Road (BR3 4SN), the main crime hotspot is near Beckenham Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clock House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent House Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plawsfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plawsfield Road | β |
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