Crime Rates at Central Avenue, Welling, DA16 3BQ

Central Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 278th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (DA16 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the East Wickham average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (DA16 3BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.