Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 118.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Road 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 Newton Road (DA16 2EU) 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 Newton Road (DA16 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnpike Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welling Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deepdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stephenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Close —
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Data Sources

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