Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peckham High Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 353rd lowest 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 5SF) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham High Street (SE15 5SF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Peckham High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/214)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Hill Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncrieff Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peckham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Peckham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mission Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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