Crime Rates at Walnuts Road, Orpington, BR6 0RQ

Walnuts 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 Walnuts Road (BR6 0RQ) 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 Walnuts Road (BR6 0RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.