Total Crime Rate
167.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bellegrove Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 76th highest crime rate of 725 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 Bellegrove Road (DA16 3QS) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 135.4% higher than the Falconwood & Welling average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellegrove Road (DA16 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnpike Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Falconwood & Welling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Turnpike Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnpike Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnpike Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnpike Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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