Total Crime Rate
176.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenwood Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 144th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Avenue (EN3 5FE) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Brimsdown average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenwood Avenue (EN3 5FE), 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.
View Crime In Enfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leys Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Brightside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leys Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leys Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leys Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leys Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lindhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leys Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sunny Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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