Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 41st highest 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 Springfield Road (DA16 1QL) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.4% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (DA16 1QL), 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 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Leigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rackham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting A207 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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