Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 2BL
How much crime is recorded in BR5 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray South
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
BR5 2BLOrpington
How safe is BR5 2BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 2BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 2BLNational
Burglary18.99.1
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Vehicle crime12.63.5
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.