Total Crime Rate

62.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 62.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

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 Sherwood Road (NW4 1AE) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (NW4 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Studio Mews. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great North Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westchester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Gardens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Gardens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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