Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 3PY
How much crime is recorded in BR5 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray East
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
BR5 3PYOrpington
How safe is BR5 3PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 3PY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Burglary17.49.1
Vehicle crime17.33.5
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Drugs10.62.4
Other theft9.54.5
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.