Crime Rates at Ashmore Grove, Welling, DA16 2RX

Ashmore Grove area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashmore Grove (DA16 2RX) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmore Grove (DA16 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southcroft Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmoreland Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.