Crime Rates at Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3DP

Upper Wickham Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 107th 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 Upper Wickham Lane (DA16 3DP) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wickham Lane (DA16 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kay Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.