Sherwood Park is safer than Alberta as a whole but not one of the province’s lowest-crime towns: the Strathcona County RCMP municipal police area, which includes Sherwood Park, had a Crime Severity Index (CSI) of 71.76 in 2025, about 21% below Alberta’s 90.62 and about 4% below Canada’s 75.0, according to Statistics Canada. The index rose about 8% in 2025, and the area recorded no homicides in 2024 or 2025.
Data: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime statistics for 2025 (released 22 July 2026), Table 35-10-0190-01 (Crime Severity Index and weighted clearance rates, police services in Alberta) and Table 35-10-0183-01 (incidents and rates by violation, police services in Alberta), checked on 6 November 2026. Statistics Canada reports the area as “Strathcona, Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal” and does not publish a separate figure for Sherwood Park. Percentage changes, rankings and the population estimate are our own calculation from Statistics Canada data. Updated 6 November 2026.
Key facts
- The Strathcona County RCMP municipal area’s Crime Severity Index was 71.76 in 2025, up from 66.36 in 2024 and the highest value since at least 2015 (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0190-01).
- Strathcona County ranked 15th of 34 Alberta police services with 10,000+ people by lowest 2025 CSI, in our safest towns in Alberta ranking.
- The crime rate was 6,554 incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, about 11% below Alberta’s 7,390 but about 17% above Canada’s 5,585 (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01; our calculation).
- Motor vehicle thefts fell about 25%, from 157 to 117 in 2025, a rate of 151 per 100,000, less than half of Alberta’s 317.
- The area recorded no homicides in 2024 or 2025.
Is Sherwood Park a safe place to live?
Sherwood Park is a reasonably safe place to live by Alberta standards: the Strathcona County RCMP municipal area’s 2025 Crime Severity Index of 71.76 was about 21% below the provincial 90.62 and about 31% below the Edmonton Police Service’s 103.86, and it recorded no homicides (Statistics Canada; our calculation).
Sherwood Park is the main urban community of Strathcona County, east of Edmonton and part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA). Statistics Canada reports crime for the county’s RCMP municipal police area, which served about 77,300 people in 2025 (our estimate: incidents divided by the crime rate). Police recorded 5,065 Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic, in 2025, up about 11% from 4,547 in 2024.
The Crime Severity Index is a Statistics Canada measure that weights each police-reported offence by its seriousness, with Canada in 2006 set at 100. The crime rate is the number of police-reported Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic, per 100,000 residents. Our Crime Severity Index explainer covers the method.
| Measure (2025) | Sherwood Park / Strathcona County (RCMP) | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 71.76 | 90.62 | 75.01 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 67.48 | — | 97.19 |
| Non-violent Crime Severity Index | 74.07 | — | 66.78 |
| Crime rate per 100,000 | 6,554 | 7,390 | 5,585 |
| Criminal Code incidents (excl. traffic) | 5,065 | 371,677 | 2,326,077 |
| Weighted clearance rate | 26.93 | 34.91 | 36.64 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0190-01 and 35-10-0183-01 (Strathcona, Alberta, RCMP municipal, and Alberta; checked 6 November 2026) and Table 35-10-0026-01 for Canada. — = not used in this guide.
The violent index of 67.48 was about 31% below the national violent index of 97.19, while the non-violent index of 74.07 was about 11% above the national 66.78, so property-type offences weigh more on the area’s score than violence (our calculation).
How does Sherwood Park compare with Edmonton and nearby towns?
Sherwood Park’s police area had a lower Crime Severity Index than Edmonton in 2025, 71.76 against 103.86 for the Edmonton Police Service and 95.6 for the Edmonton CMA, but a higher one than St. Albert (52.27) and Beaumont (26.54), according to Statistics Canada.
| Police service area (Edmonton region) | Crime Severity Index (2025) | Crime rate per 100,000 (2025) | Violent crime rate per 100,000 (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont (RCMP) | 26.54 | 2,699 | 749 |
| St. Albert (RCMP) | 52.27 | 5,156 | 972 |
| Fort Saskatchewan (RCMP) | 71.47 | 6,966 | 1,701 |
| Sherwood Park / Strathcona County (RCMP) | 71.76 | 6,554 | 1,425 |
| Spruce Grove (RCMP) | 72.99 | 6,950 | 1,534 |
| Leduc (RCMP) | 77.39 | 7,224 | 1,451 |
| Edmonton CMA (whole metro area) | 95.55 | 7,463 | 1,382 |
| Edmonton Police Service (city) | 103.86 | 7,833 | 1,385 |
| Alberta | 90.62 | 7,390 | 1,541 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0190-01 and 35-10-0183-01, and Tables 35-10-0026-01 and 35-10-0177-01 for the Edmonton CMA. RCMP rows are municipal detachment figures.
Sherwood Park’s crime rate (6,554) was the third lowest in the table, after Beaumont and St. Albert, and about 16% below the Edmonton Police Service’s 7,833 (our calculation). Compare the neighbours in is St. Albert safe?, is Spruce Grove safe? and is Leduc safe?, or see is Edmonton safe? for the city.
What is the crime rate in Sherwood Park?
The crime rate in the Sherwood Park / Strathcona County RCMP area was 6,554 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, about 10% higher than 5,965 in 2024, about 11% below Alberta’s 7,390 and about 17% above Canada’s 5,585 (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01; our calculation).
| Offence | Incidents (2024) | Incidents (2025) | Strathcona County rate per 100,000 (2025) | Alberta rate (2025) | Canada rate (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Criminal Code (excl. traffic) | 4,547 | 5,065 | 6,554 | 7,390 | 5,585 |
| Violent crime | 917 | 1,101 | 1,425 | 1,541 | 1,443 |
| Property crime | 2,750 | 2,927 | 3,787 | 4,400 | 3,141 |
| Breaking and entering | 198 | 184 | 238 | 410 | 262 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 157 | 117 | 151 | 317 | 201 |
| Shoplifting ($5,000 or under) | 433 | 462 | 598 | 781 | 502 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | 1.61 |
Rates are per 100,000 population, rounded. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01 (Strathcona, Alberta, RCMP municipal, and Alberta) and Table 35-10-0177-01 for Canada.
Break-ins (238 per 100,000) and vehicle thefts (151) were both below the national rates, while shoplifting (598) and overall property crime (3,787) were above them (our calculation). For all 41 metro areas, see crime rate in Canada by city.
What kind of crime is most common in Sherwood Park?
Property crime is the most common type of crime in the Sherwood Park / Strathcona County RCMP area: it made up 2,927 of the 5,065 incidents in 2025, about 58%, while violent offences made up about 22% (Statistics Canada; our calculation).
- Violent crime: 1,101 incidents in 2025, up about 20% from 917, the largest increase among the main categories. The rate of 1,425 per 100,000 was about the same as Canada’s 1,443 and below Alberta’s 1,541.
- Shoplifting: 462 incidents, up about 7% from 433, a rate of 598 per 100,000, above the national 502 but below Alberta’s 781.
- Break-ins: 184, down about 7% from 198, a rate of 238 per 100,000, about 42% below Alberta’s 410. See break-ins in Canada and our home security tips.
- Vehicle theft: 117 vehicles, down about 25% from 157, a rate of 151 per 100,000, about 52% below Alberta’s 317. Our car theft in Canada guide has prevention tips.
Is crime in Sherwood Park going up or down?
Crime severity in the Sherwood Park / Strathcona County RCMP area went up in 2025: the Crime Severity Index rose about 8% to 71.76, the highest value since at least 2015, while Alberta’s index fell 7% to 90.62 (Statistics Canada; our calculation).
| Year | Strathcona County CSI | Violent CSI | Non-violent CSI | Weighted clearance rate | Alberta CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.67 | 58.06 | 69.66 | 34.85 | 104.49 |
| 2016 | 54.40 | 29.82 | 63.11 | 35.52 | 106.00 |
| 2017 | 60.49 | 47.44 | 65.04 | 36.15 | 112.16 |
| 2019 | 64.60 | 43.28 | 72.12 | 30.85 | 120.34 |
| 2020 | 62.15 | 46.70 | 67.56 | 28.01 | 109.01 |
| 2021 | 62.14 | 68.26 | 60.22 | 31.84 | 101.55 |
| 2022 | 56.53 | 56.50 | 57.02 | 31.16 | 105.18 |
| 2023 | 67.16 | 53.49 | 73.19 | 24.30 | 104.77 |
| 2024 | 66.36 | 62.94 | 68.28 | 23.23 | 97.00 |
| 2025 | 71.76 | 67.48 | 74.07 | 26.93 | 90.62 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0190-01, Strathcona, Alberta, RCMP municipal, and Alberta.
Both parts of the index rose in 2025: the violent index by about 7% and the non-violent index by about 8% (our calculation). The gap with the province has narrowed, from about 38 points below Alberta in 2015 to about 19 points in 2025. The weighted clearance rate is the severity-weighted share of incidents solved by police; Strathcona County’s rose to 26.93 in 2025 but stayed below Alberta’s 34.91. See how many crimes are solved in Canada.
How can I check crime near an address in Sherwood Park?
Strathcona County hosts an RCMP crime map that shows reported crimes in the county over a rolling 14-day window, which is the quickest way to see recent incidents near an address (Strathcona County, checked 6 November 2026).
- Start with the county figures above and compare them with Alberta’s CSI of 90.62.
- Open the Strathcona County RCMP crime map for the last 14 days; locations are approximate.
- Compare with Edmonton in our Edmonton crime map guide and on our Canada crime map.
- Follow our checklist on how to check crime in your neighbourhood.
The county lists RCMP and Enforcement Services at 911 Bison Way, Sherwood Park, phone 780-467-7741. Statistics Canada notes that the CSI is not a complete safety score, and only about 29% of victimizations in Canada were reported to police in 2019. For the province-wide picture, see is Alberta safe? and the most dangerous cities in Alberta.
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Sherwood Park crime FAQ
Is Sherwood Park safe?
Yes, by Alberta standards. The Strathcona County RCMP area, which includes Sherwood Park, had a 2025 Crime Severity Index of 71.76, about 21% below Alberta’s 90.62 and slightly below Canada’s 75.0, with no homicides in 2024 or 2025.
What is the crime rate in Sherwood Park?
The Strathcona County RCMP area recorded 6,554 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, compared with 7,390 for Alberta and 5,585 for Canada.
Is Sherwood Park safer than Edmonton?
Yes, on the official measures. Sherwood Park’s police area had a 2025 CSI of 71.76 and a crime rate of 6,554, against 103.86 and 7,833 for the Edmonton Police Service.
Is crime going up in Sherwood Park?
Yes in 2025. The CSI rose about 8% to 71.76, its highest level since at least 2015, and violent incidents rose about 20% to 1,101, although vehicle thefts and break-ins fell.
Is there a Sherwood Park crime map?
Yes. Strathcona County hosts an RCMP crime map of reported crimes over the last 14 days; Statistics Canada’s annual figures are for the whole Strathcona County RCMP municipal area.
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