Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 237.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 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 8UH) 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 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peckham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brunswick Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peckham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Ainsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peckham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ferdinand Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Peckham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Ferdinand Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalwood Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crofton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Talfourd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crofton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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