Total Crime Rate

1148.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

315.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1148.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 408.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 315.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.9 10/10
  • Public order 80.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Robbery 43.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

The Walnuts area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Orpington , and the 5th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Walnuts (BR6 0TW) in the last 12 months was 1148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 998.7% higher than the Orpington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 315.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Walnuts (BR6 0TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Walnuts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Berwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viridian Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Berwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maltby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Juglans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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