beetle-crusher (BrE) | WordReference Forums
Aug 10, 2021. #6. Two very different things in my experience: Beetle-crushers = any heavy leather-soled shoes or boots such as worn by old-fashioned policemen. Brothel-creepers = thick crepe-soled shoes as worn by Teddy Boys in the 1950s (and some still today, no doubt). The objects in the photo are more like no.2 so far as I can see.