Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Linkside Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakwood , and the 382nd lowest crime rate of 836 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 Linkside Gardens (EN2 7QX) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Oakwood average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkside Gardens (EN2 7QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxmead Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linkside Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linkside Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trentwood Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Slades Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Links Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linkside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxmead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxmead Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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