Crime Rates at Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3NL

Wickham Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 725 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 3NL) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Street (DA16 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellegrove Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.