Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkbeck Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 836 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 Birkbeck Road (EN2 0DX) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Ridgeway average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkbeck Road (EN2 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weardale Gardens, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weardale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sterling Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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