Total Crime Rate

407.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 407.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sanderstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 Sanderstead Road (BR5 4AE) in the last 12 months was 407.6 per 1,000 residents and was 289.9% higher than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderstead Road (BR5 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanderstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kynaston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary River Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bournewood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bournewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sanderstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fordcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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