Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mead area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mead (BR3 5PF) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mead (BR3 5PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springbourne Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perth Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Springbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albemarle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dellfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Close
Apr 2026Public order Bromley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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