Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sydenham Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakwood , and the 215th highest crime rate of 836 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 Sydenham Avenue (N21 1SX) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 229.0% higher than the Oakwood average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Avenue (N21 1SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near World'S End Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sydenham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaseville Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences World'S End Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chaseville Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treves Close
Sep 2025Public order World'S End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaseville Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhill Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chiltern Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenbrook North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaseville Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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