Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kynaston Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kynaston Road (BR5 4JY) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Orpington average (105.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kynaston Road (BR5 4JY), the main crime hotspot is near Highlands Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kynaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Old Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kynaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haydens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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