Total Crime Rate
219.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greenwood Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 83rd 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 Greenwood Avenue (EN3 5FE) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Brimsdown average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenwood Avenue (EN3 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fouracres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leys Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Brightside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Brightside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leys Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leys Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leys Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bell Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Road West | Under investigation |
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