Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Taunton Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Oakwood , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Drive (EN2 7EA) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Oakwood average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Drive (EN2 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Linkside Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linkside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linkside Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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