Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 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 187.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BR4 0NB) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 458.2% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR4 0NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bolderwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Way 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 2026Burglary The Alders Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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