Total Crime Rate

450.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 450.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 46.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Wakefield Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 25th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Street (N18 2AG) in the last 12 months was 450.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Edmonton Green average (212.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 185.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Street (N18 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Smart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmer Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Sayesbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colyton Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colyton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colyton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colyton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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