Total Crime Rate
138.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ramsden Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 146th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsden Close (BR5 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% higher than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsden Close (BR5 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brow Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintagel Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ramsden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brow Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carew Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Petty Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birchington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birchington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ramsden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ramsden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinson Way | — |
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