Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 2BP
How much crime is recorded in BR5 2BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray South
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
BR5 2BPOrpington
How safe is BR5 2BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 2BP 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2BPNational
Vehicle crime12.13.5
Burglary5.29.1
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.