Total Crime Rate
588.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 13th 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 (SE20 7QB) in the last 12 months was 588.9 per 1,000 residents and was 844.6% higher than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SE20 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clevedon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clevedon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenscroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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