Total Crime Rate

543.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 543.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 312.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cato Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 47th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cato Road (SW4 7TT) in the last 12 months was 543.8 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cato Road (SW4 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Edgeley Lane. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cato Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendoa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tremadoc Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tremadoc Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendoa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kendoa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slievemore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigge Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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