Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Horsecroft Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 170th 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 Horsecroft Close (BR6 0RA) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsecroft Close (BR6 0RA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Horsecroft Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Road
Apr 2026Public order Church Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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