Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 122.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 331st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Avenue (SW16 5EN) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (SW16 5EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Donnybrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hassocks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stockport Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Aberfoyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberfoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grayscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churchmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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