Crime Rates at Lovel Avenue, Welling, DA16 3HT

Lovel Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 297th 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 Lovel Avenue (DA16 3HT) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovel Avenue (DA16 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnpike Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deepdene Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.