Crime Rates at John Newton Court, Welling, DA16 2AG

John Newton Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 265th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Newton Court (DA16 2AG) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Newton Court (DA16 2AG), 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.