Total Crime Rate
270.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sumner Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 137th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Street (SE1 9JX) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sumner Street (SE1 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maiden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perkins Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Perkins Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maiden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gatehouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Maiden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bank End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pepper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayres Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ayres Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doyce Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doyce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Doyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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