Peckham Rye vs St James

Peckham Rye has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,485 crimes in the last 12 months. St James has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 6,951 crimes. St James scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Peckham Rye shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St James shows -5.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Peckham Rye, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,604 incidents). In St James, it is Violent Crime (1,548 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Peckham Rye recorded 1,299 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St James recorded 1,435. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Peckham Rye totalled 1,604 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,548 in St James. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Peckham Rye recorded 6,156 crimes (now 6,485, a change of +5.3%). St James recorded 7,369 crimes previously (now 6,951, -5.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Peckham Rye has a resolution rate of 40.2% and St James has 30.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Peckham Rye falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. St James is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Peckham Rye and St James. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.