Total Crime Rate

541.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 541.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 16th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 High Street (BR1 1EG) in the last 12 months was 541.1 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% higher than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR1 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 564 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mark'S Road (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetty Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tetty Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetty Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simpson'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tetty Way Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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