Crime Rates at Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3HD

Main Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 70th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

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 Main Road (BR5 3HD) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (BR5 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooks Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.