Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cator Street (SE15 6PD) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cator Street (SE15 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brideale Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B215 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cator Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finch Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finch Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary East Surrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Surrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Surrey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order East Surrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Surrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savannah Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Davey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Compton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennack Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shield Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pennack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”

Data Sources

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