Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 237th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SE20 7AL) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SE20 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A234 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blean Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meaford Way Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meaford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234

Data Sources

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