Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cator Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cator Street (SE15 5GF) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cator Street (SE15 5GF), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cator Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sumner Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Surrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basing Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Surrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Surrey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft East Surrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Collyer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Collyer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grummant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grummant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grummant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grummant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road β€”

Data Sources

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