Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hedge 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.
View Crime In Highfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mintern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hedge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Madeira Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Madeira Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mintern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Connaught Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Connaught Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ulster Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farndale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farndale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ensign Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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