Total Crime Rate

539.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 539.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 95.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
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

Chalk Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockfosters , and the 19th 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 Chalk Lane (EN4 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 539.9 per 1,000 residents and was 589.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalk Lane (EN4 9JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chalk Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Langford Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Paddocks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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