Total Crime Rate

718.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 718.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 201.0 10/10
  • Public order 88.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 12th 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 (SE20 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 718.0 per 1,000 residents and was 431.7% higher than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (β‰ˆ 329.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SE20 7EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Mosslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Penge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Croydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bycroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelina Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Evelina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torr Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Otford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pawleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234 β€”
Sep 2025Public order A234 Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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