Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 3EQ
How much crime is recorded in BR5 3EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray North
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
BR5 3EQOrpington
How safe is BR5 3EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 3EQ 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 3EQNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary8.69.1
Public order8.04.6
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.