Total Crime Rate
333.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park View Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 20th 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 Park View Road (DA16 1ST) in the last 12 months was 333.9 per 1,000 residents and was 370.4% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park View Road (DA16 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Welling High Street. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Falconwood & Welling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bull Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penpool Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penpool Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | John Newton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Newton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynmere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharnbrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stuart Evans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynmere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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