Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cator Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 409th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

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 Road (SE26 5DS) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cator Road (SE26 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Thesiger Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cator Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lennard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lennard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lennard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allendale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thesiger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thesiger Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thesiger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cator Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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