Crime Rates at Sumner Road, London, SE15 5QL

Sumner Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 356th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Road (SE15 5QL) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (SE15 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1022 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.