Postcode · London
Crime in SE15 4BF
How much crime is recorded in SE15 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham Rye
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
How safe is SE15 4BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE15 4BF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 4BFNational
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Bicycle theft4.71.0
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.94.6
Theft from the person3.52.1
Robbery3.11.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.