Crime Rates at High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LF

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 28th highest crime rate of 928 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 High Street (BR6 0LF) in the last 12 months was 351.7 per 1,000 residents and was 236.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BR6 0LF), 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.