Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lapworth Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lapworth Close (BR6 9BW) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Lapworth Close (BR6 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spur Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pendennis Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spur Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Packham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poynings Close | Under investigation |
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