Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellan Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 294th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellan Close (DA15 9PN) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellan Close (DA15 9PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyrrell Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overcourt Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Tyrrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
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Data Sources

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