Postcode · Orpington
Crime in BR6 9PG
How much crime is recorded in BR6 9PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orpington South
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
BR6 9PGOrpington
How safe is BR6 9PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR6 9PG 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
16.3
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).
BR6 9PGNational
Shoplifting14.08.4
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.94.6
Robbery3.01.4
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% 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.