Summerlea Community Information

Summerlea is a neighbourhood located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This neighbourhood is home to one of Edmonton's best known tourist destinations--West Edmonton Mall. The mall occupies almost the entire southern half of Summerlea.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 170 Street, the west by 178 Street, the north by 95 Avenue and south by 87 Avenue.

With the largest mall in North America in the neighbourhood and a booming Alberta econonmy, Summerlea has some challenges with crime. Between 2000 and 2003, the number of property crimes tripled, before leveling off in 2004 and declining in 2005. "Property crime involves unlawful acts with the intent of gaining property. It includes actual and attempted break and enter, actual and attempted motor vehicle theft, 'other' theft (i.e. theft from vehicle, shoplifting, theft of bicycle, and other thefts), possession of stolen property, and fraud."