Crime Rates at Blake Close, Welling, DA16 3NS

Blake Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 197th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blake Close (DA16 3NS) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blake Close (DA16 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 19 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.