Crime Rates at Sumner Road, London, SE15 6LA

Sumner Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 145th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Road (SE15 6LA) in the last 12 months was 278.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (SE15 6LA), 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.