Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lancaster Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockfosters , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Avenue (EN4 0EU) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Cockfosters average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (EN4 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Hill, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandridge Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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