Postcode district · Orpington
Crime in BR6
How much crime is recorded in BR6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 65,626 (2024)
BR6Postcode district · Orpington
How safe is BR6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
BR6National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.