Crime Rates at Yew Tree Close, Welling, DA16 3BY

Yew Tree Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 716 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 Yew Tree Close (DA16 3BY) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Close (DA16 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnell Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovel Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.