Crime Rates at Peckham Road, London, SE5 7NA

Peckham Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 375th lowest 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 Road (SE5 7NA) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Road (SE5 7NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vestry Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.