Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 1LR
How much crime is recorded in DA16 1LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Michael's
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,531 (2024)
How safe is DA16 1LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 1LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DA16 1LRNational
Shoplifting67.28.4
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Burglary7.89.1
Robbery6.11.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.