Crime Rate in Falconwood & Welling, ward

Falconwood & Welling has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 3297th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 172nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Falconwood & Welling in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Bexley district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Falconwood & Welling’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 335 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Falconwood & Welling ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Welling High Street, with 264 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (60 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.