Total Crime Rate

242.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 242.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canning Square area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carterhatch , and the 77th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canning Square (EN1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 242.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Carterhatch average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Square (EN1 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peachtree Close, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holbrook Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Peachtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bressey Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Peachtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Peachtree Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peachtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bressey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bressey Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carterhatch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bressey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Peachtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carterhatch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Holbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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