Total Crime Rate

103.9 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ridge Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bush Hill Park , and the 298th 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 Ridge Avenue (N21 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Avenue (N21 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ridge Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranwich Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solna Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsiedene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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