Crime Rates at Peters Close, Welling, DA16 3LL

Peters Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 349th lowest 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 Peters Close (DA16 3LL) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the East Wickham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Close (DA16 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellegrove Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.