Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kynaston Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 50th highest crime rate of 928 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 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kynaston Road (BR5 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kynaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Bark Hart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bournewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bournewood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kynaston Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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