Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 88.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 199th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Road (DA16 1QW) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (DA16 1QW), 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 (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Newton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rackham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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