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Crime in N21 1

How much crime is recorded in N21 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Enfield
Region
London
Population
18,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N21 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in N21 1, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

N21 1National
Burglary12.99.1
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other theft2.74.5
Robbery1.61.4
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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