Crime Rates at Keston Close, Welling, DA16 1BD

Keston Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 101st highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keston Close (DA16 1BD) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keston Close (DA16 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmsted Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.