Crime Rates at Paulinus Close, Orpington, BR5 3JS

Paulinus Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 176th highest crime rate of 716 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 Paulinus Close (BR5 3JS) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paulinus Close (BR5 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doveney Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.