Total Crime Rate
487.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Essex Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bush Hill Park , and the 25th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (EN2 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 487.8 per 1,000 residents and was 742.6% higher than the Bush Hill Park average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Essex Road (EN2 6TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bush Hill Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burleigh Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burleigh Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burleigh Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burleigh Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Frobisher Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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