Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merridene area has the 55th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bush Hill Park , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merridene (N21 1RD) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Bush Hill Park average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merridene (N21 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deepdene Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoodcote Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merridene area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deepdene Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deepdene Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grangeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grangeway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grangeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadley Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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