Bexleyheath vs Orpington

Bexleyheath has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,775 crimes in the last 12 months. Orpington has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 2,450 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Bexleyheath shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Orpington shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bexleyheath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,126 incidents). In Orpington, it is Violent Crime (612 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bexleyheath recorded 709 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Orpington recorded 525. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bexleyheath totalled 1,126 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 612 in Orpington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bexleyheath recorded 4,097 crimes (now 3,775, a change of -7.9%). Orpington recorded 2,511 crimes previously (now 2,450, -2.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bexleyheath has a resolution rate of 26.2% and Orpington has 30.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bexleyheath falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Orpington is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bexleyheath and Orpington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.