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Crime in DA16 3BN

How much crime is recorded in DA16 3BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wickham Street & East Wickham
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,669 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA16 3BN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 3BN 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3BNNational
Burglary12.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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