Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 156.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Westpole Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockfosters , and the 182nd 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 Westpole Avenue (EN4 0BB) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% higher than the Cockfosters average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westpole Avenue (EN4 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Gardens. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 8 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmore Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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