Postcode district · Welling
Crime in DA16
How much crime is recorded in DA16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 44,208 (2024)
DA16Postcode district · Welling
How safe is DA16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA16, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
DA16National
Shoplifting12.58.4
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.