Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gothic Cottages area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 376th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gothic Cottages (EN2 6SH) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Ridgeway average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gothic Cottages (EN2 6SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chase Side, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gothic Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambs Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chase Side Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chase Side —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricketers Arms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nunn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chase Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Florence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shirley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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