Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 1DB
How much crime is recorded in BR5 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bickley East
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
BR5 1DBOrpington
How safe is BR5 1DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 1DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 1DBNational
Burglary19.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.72.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.