Crime Rates at Leesons Hill, Orpington, BR5 2LH

Leesons Hill area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 387th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leesons Hill (BR5 2LH) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the St Paul's Cray average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leesons Hill (BR5 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.