Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 21.9 2/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melling Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carterhatch , and the 79th lowest 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 Melling Drive (EN1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Carterhatch average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melling Drive (EN1 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Avenue, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melling Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meyer Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Drive β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sinclare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irkdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irkdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meyer Green β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irkdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Linwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinnery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bressey Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Garnault Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Holbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chinnery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bressey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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