Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwood Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Jacksdale & Westwood , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Way (NG16 6PY) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Jacksdale & Westwood average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Sherwood Way (NG16 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melbourne Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maid Marian Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Selston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Soverign Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Mexborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friars Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Drive | Under investigation |
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