Total Crime Rate

487.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 487.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 61.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Robbery 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
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

Essex 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.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Frobisher Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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