Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Merrivale area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Arnos Grove , and the 139th 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 Merrivale (N14 4SH) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Arnos Grove average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Merrivale (N14 4SH), the main crime hotspot is near Gerrards Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chase Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gerrards Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gerrards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerrards Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tregenna Close | Under investigation |
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