Postcode · Enfield
Crime in EN2 8AT
How much crime is recorded in EN2 8AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cuffley & Northaw
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
EN2 8ATEnfield
How safe is EN2 8AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN2 8AT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
EN2 8ATNational
Burglary15.79.1
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.