Crime Rates at High Street, Bromley, BR1 1PG

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 928 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 1PG) in the last 12 months was 1330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2293.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 492.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR1 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.