Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Windmill Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 313th 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 Windmill Hill (EN2 6SE) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Ridgeway average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Hill (EN2 6SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Hill, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarnesfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sarnesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarnesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windmill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Little Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Little Park Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarnesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarnesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarnesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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