Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Simpson Close area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Oakwood , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Close (N21 1SR) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Oakwood average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Simpson Close (N21 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laidlaw Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindal Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fothergill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fothergill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fothergill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Macleod Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Roundhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hansen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindal Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laidlaw Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwell Close | Under investigation |
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