Crime Rates at Waters Road, London, SE6 1UE

Waters Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waters Road (SE6 1UE) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waters Road (SE6 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelbank Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castillon Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.