Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkbeck Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 272nd 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 Birkbeck Road (BR3 4SN) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 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 104 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clock House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clevedon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plawsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent House Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlys Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlys Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clevedon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlys Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lynsted Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynsted Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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