Postcode · London
Crime in SE15 4BX
How much crime is recorded in SE15 4BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham Rye
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,909 (2024)
SE15 4BXLondon
How safe is SE15 4BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE15 4BX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 4BXNational
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary16.99.1
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Other theft9.84.5
Theft from the person8.62.1
Bicycle theft6.31.0
Robbery5.81.4
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.