Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Wickham Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Wickham Lane (DA16 3ER) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wickham Lane (DA16 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Streamdale, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridley Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Wickham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Streamdale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Littledale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Patricia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
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Data Sources

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