Postcode · London
Crime in SE5 7DR
How much crime is recorded in SE5 7DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham North West
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
SE5 7DRLondon
How safe is SE5 7DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE5 7DR 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
SE5 7DRNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Burglary13.19.1
Drugs7.72.4
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Theft from the person4.62.1
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.04.6
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.