Crime Rates at Bruce Close, Welling, DA16 1RA

Bruce Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 65th highest crime rate of 725 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 Bruce Close (DA16 1RA) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 249.6% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruce Close (DA16 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teviot Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruce Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.