Total Crime Rate

489.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 489.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • 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

Knoll Rise area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 20th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knoll Rise (BR6 0JA) in the last 12 months was 489.5 per 1,000 residents and was 368.2% higher than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 171.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knoll Rise (BR6 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juglans Road, where police recorded 117 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 Knoll Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery 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 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brasted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brasted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Augustus Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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