Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwood Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
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 Gardens (SE16 3JB) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Gardens (SE16 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shard'S Square, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Verney Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mason Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mason Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stevenson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tenda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Culloden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tenda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossetti Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masters Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossetti Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culloden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovegrove Street | — |
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