Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 1ED
How much crime is recorded in BR5 1ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petts Wood
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
BR5 1EDOrpington
How safe is BR5 1ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 1ED area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 1EDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Burglary2.39.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.