Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 3LD
How much crime is recorded in BR5 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray East
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,278 (2024)
BR5 3LDOrpington
How safe is BR5 3LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 3LD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
160
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 3LDNational
Shoplifting63.88.4
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary21.09.1
Vehicle crime18.53.5
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft6.54.5
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Robbery3.91.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.