Total Crime Rate

801.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 801.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 646.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 5th 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 St Johns Road (DA16 2AF) in the last 12 months was 801.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1029.3% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (DA16 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welling High Street, where police recorded 264 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A207
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Newton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Newton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penpool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penpool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bull Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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