Total Crime Rate
351.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ramsden Road 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 Ramsden Road (BR6 0PL) 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 Ramsden Road (BR6 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Orpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | River Park View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bark Hart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lodge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kynaston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Parade | Under investigation |
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