Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR6 7UL
How much crime is recorded in BR6 7UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnborough
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,439 (2024)
BR6 7ULOrpington
How safe is BR6 7UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR6 7UL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7ULNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary4.59.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.