Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR6 8PR
How much crime is recorded in BR6 8PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crofton
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
BR6 8PROrpington
How safe is BR6 8PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR6 8PR 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8PRNational
Shoplifting18.88.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.