Crime Rates at The Brightside, Enfield, EN3 5DY

The Brightside area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Brightside (EN3 5DY) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Brimsdown average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brightside (EN3 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leys Road East, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.