Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutton Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope , and the 218th 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 Sutton Close (BR3 5UG) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Close (BR3 5UG), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Redroofs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxgrove Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodstock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevington Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Apex Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foxgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
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