Total Crime Rate

371.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 371.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.2 10/10
  • Burglary 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Arena area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brimsdown , and the 36th highest crime rate of 823 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 The Arena (EN3 7NL) in the last 12 months was 371.1 per 1,000 residents and was 237.7% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arena (EN3 7NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lytton Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbury Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Arena area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bideford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bideford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Lytton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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