Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beckenham Hill Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beckenham Hill Road (SE6 3NY) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckenham Hill Road (SE6 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckenham Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Beachborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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