Postcode area · Enfield
Crime in EN
How much crime is recorded in EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Enfield
- Region
- London
- Population
- 402,586 (2024)
ENPostcode area · Enfield
How safe is EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ENNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary12.39.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Other theft5.64.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.