Crime Rates at Peckham Road, London, SE5 8PX

Peckham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 176th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckham Road (SE5 8PX) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Road (SE5 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Road. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.