Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northfield Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 385th 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 Northfield Avenue (BR5 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Avenue (BR5 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Highlands Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bournewood Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bournewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roberts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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