Crime Rates at Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3PH

Peckham Rye area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Peckham Rye (SE15 3PH) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Rye (SE15 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Philip Walk, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.