Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 181st highest crime rate of 928 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 The Avenue (BR3 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Beckenham Town & Copers Cope average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BR3 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Springbourne Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dellfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Crab Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springbourne Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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