Crime Rates at Lindley Estate, Peckham, London, SE15 1BL

Lindley Estate area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindley Estate (SE15 1BL) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Estate (SE15 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elcot Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennethorne Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.