Crime Rates at Sumner Street, London, SE1 9JY

Sumner 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 9JY) 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 9JY), 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.