Crime Rate in Southgate, ward

Southgate has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Enfield district and the 3244th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 87th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southgate in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Enfield district average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 73.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southgate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.