Total Crime Rate

253.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Burglary 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southend Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 54th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southend Road (BR3 5AB) in the last 12 months was 253.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (BR3 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Croft. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chislet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hackington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouch Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouch Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stumps Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stumps Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stumps Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Porchester Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chislet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chislet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chislet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porchester Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chislet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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