Crime Rates at Sumner Road, London, SE15 5QS

Sumner Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 271st lowest 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 Road (SE15 5QS) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (SE15 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.