Total Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 5.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fairwater Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 11th lowest 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 Fairwater Avenue (DA16 2HY) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Falconwood & Welling average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Fairwater Avenue (DA16 2HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairwater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Merlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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