Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR6 7DF
How much crime is recorded in BR6 7DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnborough
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
BR6 7DFOrpington
How safe is BR6 7DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR6 7DF 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 7DFNational
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Burglary1.39.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.