Crime Rates at Cathay Street, London, SE16 4TS

Cathay Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 287th highest 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 Cathay Street (SE16 4TS) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathay Street (SE16 4TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.