Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wagtail Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 398th 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 Wagtail Close (EN1 4PY) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Brimsdown average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagtail Close (EN1 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Moorfield Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wagtail Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherborne Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuba Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuba Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roedean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yeomans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lytchet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lytchet Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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