Total Crime Rate
219.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welling High Street 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 Welling High Street (DA16 1TR) 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 Welling High Street (DA16 1TR), 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 (15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welling High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | 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 | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | Rackham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Welling High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Welling High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welling High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welling High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bull Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Newton Court | Under investigation |
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