New Beckenham
Middle areaNorth west Bromley. 10,409 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in New Beckenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Beckenham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Beckenham at a rate of 141.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 353 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 293 |
| Other crime | 208 |
| Shoplifting | 197 |
| Vehicle crime | 139 |
| Burglary | 80 |
| Drug offences | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Robbery | 50 |
| Theft from the person | 35 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Beckenham compares
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Is New Beckenham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Beckenham at a rate of 141.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Beckenham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (353), anti-social behaviour (293) and other crime (208).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bromley
These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bromley and not New Beckenham alone. See Bromley
New Beckenham in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Beckenham was £387,750 in 2025.
New Beckenham had 9,834 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Beckenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Beckenham, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.