Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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
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 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 264th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Street (N18 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Street (N18 2AQ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sterling Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smart'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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