Total Crime Rate
491.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025College Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around College Gardens (N18 2XR) in the last 12 months was 491.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Edmonton Green average (209.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College Gardens (N18 2XR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Smart'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Liberty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Liberty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smart'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Smart'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Regal Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | College Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sterling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langhedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joyce Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Joyce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
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