Postcode · Welling
Crime in DA16 3RT
How much crime is recorded in DA16 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickham Street & East Wickham
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
DA16 3RTWelling
How safe is DA16 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA16 3RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
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 3RTNational
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.