Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 3LR
How much crime is recorded in DA16 3LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickham Street & East Wickham
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
DA16 3LRWelling
How safe is DA16 3LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 3LR 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3LRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.