Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 4EW
How much crime is recorded in BR5 4EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray East
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
BR5 4EWOrpington
How safe is BR5 4EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 4EW 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 4EWNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Burglary10.99.1
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.94.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.