Peckham Boys
| Founded | 1990s (Although periodically replaced since the 1970s) |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Peckham, South London, England |
| Years active | 1990s to present |
| Territory | Peckham (SE15), Walworth (SE17) and South Bermondsey (SE15/SE16), Camberwell (SE5) |
| Criminal activities | Murder, Drug trafficking, Robbery, Attempted Murder |
| Rivals | Ghetto Boys, OC (Organised Crime) Gang, Lettsom Boys GAS Gang ( Brixton ) 031 bloods ( Stockwell / Wandsworth Road ) |
The Peckham Boys, also referred to as Black Gang, are a gang based in Peckham, South London. In 2011, Southwark Council identified the Peckham Young Guns as one of the three most active gangs in the Peckham area.
In October 2004, the Peckham Boys and Ghetto Boys had an infamous shootout outside the Urban Music Awards, held in the Barbican Centre, London. During the shootout at least 18 shots were exchanged. One stray shot hit an innocent by-stander, Helen Kelly. The underwire of her bra deflected the bullet, preventing fatal injury. Linton Ambursley from Lewisham, a Ghetto Boys member, was jailed for 12 years after admitting wounding with intent.
On 17 September 2006, a man was shot and stabbed to death on the Woodpecker Estate in New Cross by the Peckham Boys, after being mistaken for a member of the Ghetto Boys. He was attacked by a group of approximately 30 Peckham Boys, who had travelled to New Cross on bicycles. As of 2010 the murder remains unsolved, as do 5 other recent murders on the Woodpecker Estate. That same night, a man was chased in Deptford by approximately 30-40 youths before being stabbed, but survived.
In November 2006, the Peckham Boys made it into the list of Time Out Magazine's top 100 'Movers and Shakers' for the year 2006. It is a list of the most influential groups or organisations in London.
In September 2007, a leader of the Peckham Boys, Raver, was jailed after being found in possession of a Mac 10 sub-machine gun, three handguns, two silencers, 379 rounds of ammunition, 60,000 fake ecstasy pills, 10 ounces of cannabis and thousands of pounds-worth of cocaine.
In October 2008, during an exchange of shots between a member of the Ghetto Boys and a Peckham Boys member, Polish care worker Magda Pniewska was hit by a stray bullet and died. The shootout occurred in New Cross.
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