Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vinson Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 58th highest crime rate of 928 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 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% higher than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% 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 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vinson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deakins Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Augustus Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berwick Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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