My experience with being out after dark at Orient Beach 10 years ago was that it could be hard to find your way home as it was so dark on the beach. My wife and I stayed at one of the bars between Pedro's and the village later than we should have. Needed to go back to our hotel in the village and had a heck of a time just spotting the right place to walk back in. After that we always made sure we were back in Orient Village before it got dark. Fortunately, Orient felt very safe back then. Not sure how I would feel about it these days since there are fewer people around.

Hopefully within another year we'll have a chance to go back as it's been three years now since we stayed there (for two weeks in an apartment).