Total Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sherwood Park Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

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 Sherwood Park Avenue (DA15 9HW) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Park Avenue (DA15 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramillies Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burnt Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramillies Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramillies Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramillies Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow View 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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