Crime Rates at Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 6BL

Peckham Hill Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 129th 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 Hill Street (SE15 6BL) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Hill Street (SE15 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennack Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.