Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedge Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Bush Hill Park , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedge Lane (N13 5BY) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Bush Hill Park average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedge Lane (N13 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedge Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mintern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hedge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeira Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Madeira Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ulster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ulster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Farndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farndale Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ensign Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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