Crime Rates at Peabody Estate, London, SE5 7BQ

Peabody Estate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 799 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 Peabody Estate (SE5 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 267.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peabody Estate (SE5 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.