Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 2BL
How much crime is recorded in DA16 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welling
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
DA16 2BLWelling
How safe is DA16 2BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 2BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order3.94.6
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.