Crime Rate in Oakwood, ward

Oakwood has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Enfield district and the 1627th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 24th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oakwood in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Enfield district average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oakwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oakwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.