Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crab Hill area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crab Hill (BR3 5HE) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crab Hill (BR3 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensmead Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Heights (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crab Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crab Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Riverpark Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverpark Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravensmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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