Crime Rates at Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9BA

Avalon Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 281st highest crime rate of 928 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 Avalon Road (BR6 9BA) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Chelsfield average (50.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avalon Road (BR6 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawfield Bank, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.