Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peckham Rye area has the 12th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 335th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckham Rye (SE15 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Rye (SE15 3JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rye Hill Park. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peckham Rye area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Solomon'S Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Hill Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Hill Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Hill Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rye Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Water Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Natasha Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Natasha Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Natasha Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Natasha Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Natasha Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Natasha Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbotsbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Hill Park —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peckham Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Solomon'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckham Rye —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barforth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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