Orpington vs Tolworth

Orpington has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,450 crimes in the last 12 months. Tolworth has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 3,120 crimes. Orpington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Orpington shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Tolworth shows +28.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Orpington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (612 incidents). In Tolworth, it is Violent Crime (911 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Orpington recorded 525 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tolworth recorded 698. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Orpington totalled 612 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 911 in Tolworth. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Orpington recorded 2,511 crimes (now 2,450, a change of -2.4%). Tolworth recorded 2,436 crimes previously (now 3,120, +28.1%).

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. Orpington has a resolution rate of 30.2% and Tolworth has 33.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Orpington falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Tolworth 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 Orpington and Tolworth. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.