Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 2QS
How much crime is recorded in DA16 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Falconwood
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
DA16 2QSWelling
How safe is DA16 2QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 2QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2QSNational
Burglary5.69.1
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.