Orpington West
Middle areaEast Bromley. 8,859 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Orpington West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Orpington West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orpington West at a rate of 139.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 259 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 247 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 224 |
| Other crime | 186 |
| Vehicle crime | 107 |
| Burglary | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 32 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Orpington West compares
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Is Orpington West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orpington West at a rate of 139.0 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, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Orpington West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (259), violence and sexual offences (247) and anti-social behaviour (224).
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 West alone. See Bromley
Orpington West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Orpington West was £465,000 in 2025.
Orpington West had 8,529 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Orpington West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Orpington West, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.