Crime Rates at Sherwood Avenue, London, SW16 5EJ

Sherwood Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Avenue (SW16 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (SW16 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runnymede Crescent (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.