Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orpington Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Haselbury , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

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 Orpington Gardens (N18 1LP) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Haselbury average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpington Gardens (N18 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulwer Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lopen Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orpington Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westerham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lopen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lopen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hewish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Huxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bexley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haselbury Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lopen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelbury Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tuncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lopen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lopen Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelbury Lane —

Data Sources

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