Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 1LD
How much crime is recorded in BR5 1LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petts Wood
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,483 (2024)
BR5 1LDOrpington
How safe is BR5 1LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 1LD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 1LDNational
Vehicle crime11.53.5
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.34.5
Violence and sexual offences2.123.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% 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.