Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR5 4PS
How much crime is recorded in BR5 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goddington
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
BR5 4PSOrpington
How safe is BR5 4PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 4PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.