Total Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbrooke Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 716 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 Westbrooke Road (DA16 1QF) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Falconwood & Welling average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbrooke Road (DA16 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welling High Street, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Falconwood & Welling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bull Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bull Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welling High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Welling High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Newton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welling High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
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