Total Crime Rate

457.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 457.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.1 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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 Rye area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 60th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckham Rye (SE22 0LU) in the last 12 months was 457.3 per 1,000 residents and was 381.2% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Rye (SE22 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 20 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hindmans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Wellington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyrrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B219 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B219 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piermont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B219 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henslowe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henslowe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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