Total Crime Rate
1187.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 4th 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 1SE) in the last 12 months was 1187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 569.9% 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 234 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 311.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 295.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BR1 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 574 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cheveney Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tetty Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ringer'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ringer'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fyfe Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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