Total Crime Rate

254.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 254.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vinson Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vinson Close (BR6 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 254.2 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vinson Close (BR6 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vinson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augustus Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Augustus Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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