Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sumner Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Road (SE15 5GW) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (SE15 5GW), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sumner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Collyer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pioneer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Corbden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Whistler Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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