Overview of Enfield crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Enfield ranks 15th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 37686 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Enfield has a population of 329984. This equates to a crime rate of 114.21 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.04 % compared to previous year. It also puts Enfield in 19th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Enfield ranks 15th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 37686 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Enfield has a population of 329984. This equates to a crime rate of 114.21 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.04 % compared to previous year. It also puts Enfield in 19th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Enfield are Violence and sexual offences (25.9%) Anti-social behaviour (21.5%) Vehicle crime (13.7%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.5%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).
There are 25 wards in Enfield. Wards with high crime rates are Edmonton Green (190.0), Upper Edmonton (179.3), Carterhatch (165.2) . On the other end, safest wards are Oakwood (Enfield) (61.2), Grange Park (58.1), Arnos Grove (57.2) .
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Enfield crime incidents by crime type
A total of 37686 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 9760 (25.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 8121 (21.5)%
- Vehicle crime – 5169 (13.7)%
- Other theft – 3127 (8.3)%
- Burglary – 2219 (5.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2141 (5.7)%
- Public order – 1802 (4.8)%
- Shoplifting – 1574 (4.2)%
- Drugs – 1131 (3.0)%
- Theft from the person – 975 (2.6)%
- Robbery – 920 (2.4)%
- Other crime – 369 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 194 (0.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 184 (0.5)%
How does Enfield compare against nearby areas ?
Enfield ranks 15th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Enfield wards
There are 25 wards within Enfield. Edmonton Green, Upper Edmonton, Carterhatch has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Enfield
There are 18 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Enfield. Highest crime rates in N4, N22, N17 .
- N4 – 196.3
- N22 – 156.2
- N17 – 156.1
- N18 – 153.6
- EN3 – 130.2
- N9 – 127.6
- EN8 – 127.3
- EN1 – 120.7
- EN2 – 114.0
- N11 – 102.2
- EN9 – 97.2
- N13 – 95.5
- E4 – 94.6
- EN6 – 90.4
- EN4 – 78.5
- N14 – 65.2
- N21 – 57.5
- EN7 – 52.6
Postcode districts in Enfield
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