Crime Rates at Ronfearn Avenue, Orpington, BR5 4BP

Ronfearn Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 224th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ronfearn Avenue (BR5 4BP) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ronfearn Avenue (BR5 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodson Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.