Crime Rate in Peckham, ward

Peckham has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 642nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 147th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peckham in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Southwark district average (155.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peckham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 683 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -9.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 721 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peckham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Melon Road, with 151 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.