Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lockesley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 205th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lockesley Drive (BR5 2AE) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lockesley Drive (BR5 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lockesley Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakdene Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clovelly Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockesley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kedleston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kedleston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockesley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lockesley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Covet Wood Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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