Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Uplands Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 127th highest crime rate of 930 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 Uplands Road (BR6 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Orpington average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Road (BR6 0RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Uplands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Homefield Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bark Hart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Felstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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