Total Crime Rate

137.6 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 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

Station Approach 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 Station Approach (BR6 0ST) 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 Station Approach (BR6 0ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orpington (Station) (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badgers Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badgers Copse —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillview Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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