Crime Rate in Catford South, ward

Catford South has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1240th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 249th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Catford South in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Catford South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 564 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 164.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 720 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Catford South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oldstead Road, with 263 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (63 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.