Total Crime Rate
486.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 21st 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 7QB) in the last 12 months was 486.2 per 1,000 residents and was 714.4% higher than the Clock House average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SE20 7QB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottingham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torr Road | — |
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