Crime Rates at Orchard Grove, Orpington, BR6 0SR

Orchard Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Orpington , and the 138th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Grove (BR6 0SR) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Grove (BR6 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Augustus Lane, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.