Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 2AP
How much crime is recorded in BR5 2AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orpington West
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
BR5 2APOrpington
How safe is BR5 2AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 2AP 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
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2APNational
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.