Crime Rates at Tidford Road, Welling, DA16 3JY

Tidford Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 109th 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 Tidford Road (DA16 3JY) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tidford Road (DA16 3JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosemary Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.