Crime Rates at Brantwood Way, Orpington, BR5 3WB

Brantwood Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 108th 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 Brantwood Way (BR5 3WB) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brantwood Way (BR5 3WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 83 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.