Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Approach area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carterhatch , and the 395th lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Approach (EN1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Carterhatch average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Approach (EN1 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldbury Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ringlewell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Autumn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ringlewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oldbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Autumn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oldbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oldbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringlewell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Larksfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larksfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ringlewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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