Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 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 153.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penpool Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 92nd 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 Penpool Lane (DA16 2AE) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 136.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penpool Lane (DA16 2AE), 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 (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penpool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welling High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Newton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denham Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Denham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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