Total Crime Rate

313.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 313.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Church Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 38th 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 Old Church Close (BR6 0PB) in the last 12 months was 313.2 per 1,000 residents and was 197.0% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Close (BR6 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viridian Mews, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kynaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bark Hart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viridian Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Old Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aynscombe Angle —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aynscombe Angle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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