Crime Rates at William Petty Way, Orpington, BR5 4GN

William Petty Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 178th highest crime rate of 930 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 William Petty Way (BR5 4GN) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Chelsfield average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Petty Way (BR5 4GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsden Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintagel Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.