Total Crime Rate
91.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Approach area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carterhatch , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Approach (EN1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Carterhatch average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.2% 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 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brick Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larksfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Autumn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monroe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larksfield Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larksfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larksfield Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Larksfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mapleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mapleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ringlewell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringlewell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Barnard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Autumn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hammond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pembroke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brick Lane | Under investigation |
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