Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR6 6AE
How much crime is recorded in BR6 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelsfield & Green Street Green
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
BR6 6AEOrpington
How safe is BR6 6AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR6 6AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
BR6 6AENational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 88% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.