Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 3AB
How much crime is recorded in DA16 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welling
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,106 (2024)
DA16 3ABWelling
How safe is DA16 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 3AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 3ABNational
Shoplifting51.58.4
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary18.39.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs3.82.4
Other theft3.54.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.