Crime Rates at Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DW

Chelsfield Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 Chelsfield Road (BR5 4DW) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelsfield Road (BR5 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bournewood Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roberts Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.