Crime Rates at Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3NW

Wickham Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 203rd 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 3NW) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 3 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 Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Street (DA16 3NW), 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.