Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Markstone Terrace area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 928 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 Markstone Terrace (BR6 0DE) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% 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 falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markstone Terrace (BR6 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markstone Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Vinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery White Hart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Robbery White Hart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Hall Close
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deakins Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Footbury Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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