Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 410th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BR4 0LE) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Shortlands & Park Langley average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR4 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Gardens. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bolderwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Alders Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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