Crime Rates at Peckham High Street, London, SE15 5EB

Peckham High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 47th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckham High Street (SE15 5EB) in the last 12 months was 551.7 per 1,000 residents and was 411.9% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham High Street (SE15 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 539 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.