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Crime in Enfield by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,351crimes recordedJune to August 2026
0%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Hadley Woodlowest rate23.6 per 1,000 a year
97.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Southgate (-17%), Oakwood (-15%) and Edmonton (-11%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Upper EdmontonN18 · 29,405 residents 197.7▼ 5%violence
2New SouthgateN11 · 16,009 residents 163.7▲ 12%shoplifting
3SouthburyEN1 · 17,763 residents 161▲ 7%shoplifting
4BrimsdownEN3 · 5,089 residents 157.2▼ 1%violence
5Lower EdmontonN9 · 35,189 residents 145.3▲ 7%violence
6Ponders EndEN3 · 21,105 residents 131.5▲ 9%violence
7Enfield WashEN3 · 22,341 residents 122.1▼ 3%violence
8Enfield Island VillageEN3 · 8,347 residents 121.7▼ 3%violence
9Enfield LockEN3 · 17,425 residents 119.1▼ 10%violence
10FreezywaterEN3 · 19,763 residents 114▼ 8%violence
11EnfieldEN2 · 97,708 residents 100▲ 3%violence
12Enfield HighwayEN3 · 22,679 residents 97.90%violence
13BowesN13 · 23,429 residents 93.4▲ 7%violence
14Bowes ParkN13 · 26,754 residents 84.9▲ 7%violence
15CarterhatchEN1 · 20,397 residents 83.3▲ 3%violence
16Winchmore HillN21 · 11,882 residents 82.8▲ 24%violence
17SouthgateN14 · 15,106 residents 79.7▼ 17%anti-social behaviour
18CockfostersEN4 · 8,780 residents 76.5▼ 4%violence
19Palmers GreenN13 · 25,705 residents 76.4▼ 3%violence
20Bush Hill ParkEN1 · 21,790 residents 71.6▲ 24%violence
21EdmontonN9 · 24,873 residents 65.5▼ 11%violence
22OakwoodN14 · 19,483 residents 55.8▼ 15%anti-social behaviour
23Hadley WoodEN4 · 3,564 residents 23.6▼ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Enfield have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hadley Wood, Oakwood, Edmonton, Bush Hill Park and Palmers Green.

Which areas of Enfield have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Upper Edmonton, New Southgate, Southbury, Brimsdown and Lower Edmonton.

Is crime going up or down in Enfield?

Across Enfield, 10,351 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, about the same as the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.