Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.7 9/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westpole Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockfosters , and the 158th 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 Westpole Avenue (EN4 0AR) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Cockfosters average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 833.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westpole Avenue (EN4 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westpole Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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