Crime Rates at Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3LU

Wickham Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 166th 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 Wickham Street (DA16 3LU) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the East Wickham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Street (DA16 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.