Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 2BZ
How much crime is recorded in DA16 2BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackfen
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
DA16 2BZWelling
How safe is DA16 2BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 2BZ 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2BZNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order4.54.6
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.