Crime Rates at Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3ES

Main Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 13th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

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 Main Road (BR5 3ES) in the last 12 months was 495.4 per 1,000 residents and was 567.3% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 135.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (BR5 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hythe Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.