Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 2ST
How much crime is recorded in DA16 2ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Falconwood
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
DA16 2STWelling
How safe is DA16 2ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 2ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2STNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Burglary2.59.1
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.