Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramsden Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsden Road (BR5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsden Road (BR5 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highlands Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintagel Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ramsden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillmans Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tintagel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintagel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintagel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kynaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands Road

Data Sources

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