Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gillmans Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 198th 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 Gillmans Road (BR5 4LB) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gillmans Road (BR5 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spur Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bark Hart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spur Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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