Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 3EL
How much crime is recorded in DA16 3EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickham Street & East Wickham
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,044 (2024)
DA16 3ELWelling
How safe is DA16 3EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 3EL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3ELNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary8.09.1
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.