Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 115.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Welling Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welling Way (DA16 2RH) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 143.4% higher than the East Wickham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welling Way (DA16 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellegrove Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Honiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellegrove Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellegrove Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Southcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellegrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honiton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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