Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 1AR
How much crime is recorded in BR5 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petts Wood
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,365 (2024)
How safe is BR5 1AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 1AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BR5 1ARNational
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Violence and sexual offences3.223.6
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft1.84.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.14.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.