Orpington South
Middle areaEast Bromley. 8,782 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Orpington South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Orpington South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orpington South at a rate of 29.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 63 |
| Other crime | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Orpington South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Orpington South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orpington South at a rate of 29.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Orpington South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (63), other crime (51) and anti-social behaviour (39).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bromley
These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bromley and not Orpington South alone. See Bromley
Orpington South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Orpington South was £565,000 in 2025.
Orpington South had 8,702 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Orpington South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Orpington South, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.