Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstable Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 246th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitstable Close (BR3 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Beckenham Town & Copers Cope average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Close (BR3 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cator Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitstable Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cator Lane Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Grove Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensgate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faversham Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cedars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monivea Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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