Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Gardens 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 Gloucester Gardens (EN4 0QW) 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 Gloucester Gardens (EN4 0QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Gardens, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galva Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cockfosters| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galva Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kent Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gloucester Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gloucester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galva Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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