Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scads Hill Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 205th highest crime rate of 930 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 Scads Hill Close (BR6 0EB) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scads Hill Close (BR6 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Covet Wood Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scads Hill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chislehurst Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Covet Wood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Covert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clovelly Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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