Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Knoll area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 276th 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 The Knoll (BR3 5UD) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Knoll (BR3 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chancery Lane (7 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 | Public order | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodstock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redroofs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Arbor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevington Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Apex Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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