Crime Rates at Cator Street, London, SE15 5GF

Cator Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cator Street (SE15 5GF) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cator Street (SE15 5GF), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.