Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cator 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.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cator Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lennard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lennard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lennard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvino Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cator Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allendale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thesiger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thesiger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thesiger Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thesiger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodbastwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodbastwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cator Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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