Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Verney Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stevenson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossetti Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masters Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossetti Road
Apr 2026Public order Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shard'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shard'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shard'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shard'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street

Data Sources

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