Total Crime Rate
1409.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BR1 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 1409.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2456.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 475.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BR1 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 589 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tweedy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Slip | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gordon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Slip | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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