Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 3HQ) 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 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Welling High Street. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Wickham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welling High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Welling High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welling High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rackham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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