Crime Rates at Rookery Gardens, Orpington, BR5 4BB

Rookery Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 119th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery Gardens (BR5 4BB) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery Gardens (BR5 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarre Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.