Crime Rates at Lodge Hill, Welling, DA16 1BL

Lodge Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lodge Hill (DA16 1BL) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Hill (DA16 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadlow Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.