Crime Rates at Browning Close, Welling, DA16 3NZ

Browning Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 301st highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Close (DA16 3NZ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browning Close (DA16 3NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 23 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.