Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 139.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 343rd highest 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 6JU) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (SE15 6JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennack Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebley Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sumner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Jowett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jowett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boathouse Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colegrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B215 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberland Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Latona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reddins Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reddins Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Reddins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Radnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whistler Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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