Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 1LL
How much crime is recorded in BR5 1LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petts Wood
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
BR5 1LLOrpington
How safe is BR5 1LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 1LL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 1LLNational
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.64.5
Violence and sexual offences2.123.6
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.