Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The 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.

Crime Over Time in The Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oldbury Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Autumn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monroe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larksfield Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Gough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Larksfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ringlewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringlewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Autumn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brick Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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