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Crime in SE15 4AA
How much crime is recorded in SE15 4AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham Rye
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
How safe is SE15 4AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE15 4AA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
179
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE15 4AANational
Anti-social behaviour50.410.7
Burglary34.29.1
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Theft from the person15.82.1
Other theft14.04.5
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Robbery8.21.4
Bicycle theft7.81.0
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Drugs4.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.