Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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.
View Crime In Beckenham Town & Copers Cope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springbourne Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albemarle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springbourne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dellfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
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