Crime Rates at Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3ET

Main Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

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 Main Road (BR5 3ET) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (BR5 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.