Crime Rates at Peckham Road, London, SE5 8QL

Peckham Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 799 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 8QL) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Road (SE5 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.