Penge and Cator vs Surrey Docks

Penge and Cator has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,537 crimes in the last 12 months. Surrey Docks has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 12,360 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Penge and Cator shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Surrey Docks shows +6.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penge and Cator, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,565 incidents). In Surrey Docks, it is Violent Crime (2,892 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penge and Cator recorded 1,365 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Surrey Docks recorded 2,820. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Penge and Cator totalled 1,565 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,892 in Surrey Docks. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Penge and Cator recorded 6,369 crimes (now 6,537, a change of +2.6%). Surrey Docks recorded 11,588 crimes previously (now 12,360, +6.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Penge and Cator has a resolution rate of 28.6% and Surrey Docks has 38.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Penge and Cator falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Surrey Docks is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Penge and Cator and Surrey Docks. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.