Crime Rates at Curtismill Close, Orpington, BR5 2JX

Curtismill Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 44th highest crime rate of 928 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 Curtismill Close (BR5 2JX) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% higher than the St Paul's Cray average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curtismill Close (BR5 2JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scarlet Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.