Crime Rates at Merlin Road, Welling, DA16 2JS

Merlin Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 81st lowest 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 Merlin Road (DA16 2JS) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Road (DA16 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyrrell Avenue, where police recorded 33 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.