Total Crime Rate

404.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 404.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 41.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.1 10/10
  • Burglary 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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 · 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 highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 24th 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 (BR7 5AG) in the last 12 months was 404.1 per 1,000 residents and was 556.4% higher than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR7 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 14 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Red Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chislehurst High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chislehurst High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ingleby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingleby Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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