Crime Rates at Amherst Drive, Orpington, BR5 2ES

Amherst Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 241st highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amherst Drive (BR5 2ES) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% higher than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amherst Drive (BR5 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayes Court Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.