Crime Rates at Hook Lane, Welling, DA16 2DR

Hook Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 139th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hook Lane (DA16 2DR) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hook Lane (DA16 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnpike Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deepdene Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.