Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (EN3 7HS) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (EN3 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoor Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Horse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Platts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burncroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burncroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westmoor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vista Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Oatlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oatlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oatlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Horse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoor Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenmoor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenmoor Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Greenmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoor Gardens —
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Data Sources

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