Total Crime Rate

304.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 44.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 40th 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 (BR7 5AF) in the last 12 months was 304.8 per 1,000 residents and was 395.1% higher than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR7 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Loop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Loop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chislehurst High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chislehurst High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Loop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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