Peckham Rye
WardSouth east Southwark. About 10,033 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Peckham Rye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Peckham Rye compares
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Is Peckham Rye safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Peckham Rye at a rate of 56.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Peckham Rye.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (158), vehicle crime (102) and other crime (93).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each ward, so they describe all of Southwark and not Peckham Rye alone. See Southwark
Peckham Rye in brief
Peckham Rye had 10,159 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Peckham Rye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Peckham Rye, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Peckham Rye, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.