Total Crime Rate
266.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poppy Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 64th 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 Poppy Drive (EN3 4FE) in the last 12 months was 266.1 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Brimsdown average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poppy Drive (EN3 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emilia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aberdare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swansea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swansea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emilia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southbury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poppy Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Osprey Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emilia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emilia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emilia Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emilia Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swansea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincoln Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
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