Total Crime Rate

503.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 503.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 20th highest crime rate of 930 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 1LA) in the last 12 months was 503.2 per 1,000 residents and was 184.0% higher than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 162.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR1 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 588 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mark'S Road (110 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stockwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ringer'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ringer'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ringer'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simpson'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simpson'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Simpson'S Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Simpson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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