Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridge Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bush Hill Park , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 836 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 Ridge Avenue (N21 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Bush Hill Park average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridge Avenue (N21 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solna Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsiedene Road | Under investigation |
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