Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waldenhurst Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waldenhurst Road (BR5 4HN) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldenhurst Road (BR5 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finglesham Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsfield Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waldenhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Finglesham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finglesham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finglesham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finglesham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockmannings Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockmannings Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelsfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chelsfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finglesham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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