London · Neighbourhood crime trends

London Enfield

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighbourhood, Enfield, Q1 2023 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

21 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Enfield averaged 25.5, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 21 neighbourhoods of Enfield compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 8,481 crimes across them, 25.5 for every 1,000 residents. That is 1.8% above a year earlier and 5.6% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Hadley Wood has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (9.7 per 1,000), followed by Grange Park (11.3) and Southgate (15.0). Meridian Water has the highest (46.1).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 21 LONDON ENFIELD NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

A little history

Enfield in London. London has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years, and its ancient core, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium. The London Borough of Enfield is an Outer London borough in North London. It is the northernmost borough, bordering Hertfordshire to the north and Essex to the northeast, and its main communities are Edmonton, Enfield, Southgate and Palmers Green.

Notable neighbourhoods in Enfield include:

Enfield Lock and Bush Hill Park. Enfield Lock takes its name from the lock on the River Lee Navigation; today's lock was rebuilt in 1922. The area forms part of the Lee Valley Park and the Enfield Lock Conservation Area. Bush Hill Park lies south-east of Enfield Town and was historically in Middlesex. Much of it is a planned suburban estate, developed mainly in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and designated a conservation area in 1986.

Ponders End and Meridian Water. Ponders End is the southeasternmost part of Enfield. It became industrialised through the 19th century, with manufacturing giving way to warehousing in the late 20th century. Meridian Water is a council-led, 20-year regeneration programme in Upper Edmonton, next to the Lee Valley Regional Park. The project will build 10,000 homes.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Hadley Wood

9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Meridian Water

46.1 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

25.5 per 1,000

1.8% above a year earlier ·

5.6% above Q1 2023

Compared

21 neighbourhoods

332,089 residents · 14 quarters

London Enfield neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Hadley Wood, Hadley Wood — **Hadley Wood** · Hadley Wood
Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Grovelands House 2025-05-30, Southgate — **Southgate** · Grovelands House 2025-05-30
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Shine, Barnes, Oakwood, Oakwood — **Oakwood** · Shine, Barnes, Oakwood
Photo: lucyrfisher, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Detail of Doorway Winchmore Hill Old GPO Delivery Office of 1904, Winchmore Hill — **Winchmore Hill** · Detail of Doorway Winchmore Hill Old GPO Delivery Office of 1904
Photo: Steve Knight from Halstead, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

ARNOS GROVE-03 240710 CPS, Arnos Grove — **Arnos Grove** · ARNOS GROVE-03 240710 CPS
Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A Church, Gordon Hill — **Gordon Hill** · A Church
Photo: oatsy40, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Christ Church Cockfosters 2025-05-30, Cockfosters — **Cockfosters** · Christ Church Cockfosters 2025-05-30
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Broomfield House Seen Across the Pond 2025-05-30, Palmers Green — **Palmers Green** · Broomfield House Seen Across the Pond 2025-05-30
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 24.2 to 25.0 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Enfield Chase 10th→6th (Q2) Brimsdown 16th→12th (Q2) moved down Crews Hill 11th→16th (Q2) Crews Hill 16th→12th (Q3) Brimsdown 12th→19th (Q3) Enfield Chase 6th→10th (Q4) Turkey Street 15th→11th (Q4) Cockfosters 10th→15th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 23.4 to 26.6 per 1,000 (high: Q4 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Enfield Lock 13th→9th (Q1) Cockfosters 15th→10th (Q1) Enfield Chase 13th→8th (Q2) moved down Southgate 6th→10th (Q2) Enfield Lock 9th→13th (Q2) Enfield Chase 8th→4th (Q3) Cockfosters 11th→5th (Q3) Crews Hill 9th→15th (Q3) Palmers Green 12th→18th (Q3) Crews Hill 15th→2nd (Q4) Hadley Wood 3rd→8th (Q4) Enfield Chase 4th→9th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 24.6 to 25.3 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Hadley Wood 8th→1st (Q1) Southgate 12th→7th (Q1) moved down Cockfosters 3rd→8th (Q1) Enfield Chase 11th→4th (Q2) Oakwood 2nd→8th (Q2) Crews Hill 4th→14th (Q2) Oakwood 8th→4th (Q3) Cockfosters 9th→5th (Q3) Enfield Lock 11th→7th (Q3) Arnos Grove 6th→10th (Q3) Bush Hill Park 5th→12th (Q3) moved up Bush Hill Park 12th→6th (Q4) Palmers Green 13th→9th (Q4) moved down Southgate 8th→12th (Q4) Enfield Lock 7th→13th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 24.9 to 25.5 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Oakwood 4th→9th (Q1) moved up Southgate 11th→3rd (Q2) Oakwood 9th→4th (Q2) Bush Hill Park 4th→8th (Q2) Cockfosters 7th→11th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 35% (2,929), public order incidents were 27% (2,331), property incidents were 26% (2,245) and vehicle crimes were 12% (976).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighbourhood in this race has residents to count.

Crews Hill (15.9 per 1,000 from 16 crimes among 1,006 residents) is a place with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so it is not named as the lowest or highest.

The 21 neighbourhoods on the map

Enfield is made of 21 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 332,089 residents between them.

Arnos Grove
Brimsdown
Bush Hill Park
Cockfosters
Crews Hill
Edmonton Green
Enfield Chase
Enfield Lock
Enfield Town
Gordon Hill
Grange Park
Hadley Wood
Meridian Water
Oakwood
Palmers Green
Ponders End
Silver Street
Southbury
Southgate
Turkey Street
Winchmore Hill

All 21 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#	Neighbourhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2023	Places gained
1	Hadley Wood	3,089	9.7	3.9	1.3	1.0	3.6	14%	1
2	Grange Park	8,682	11.3	3.7	2.4	2.2	3.0	5%	1
3	Southgate	21,178	15.0	5.0	3.6	2.1	4.3	2%	2
4	Oakwood	11,550	15.2	4.1	3.3	2.1	5.7	9%	–
5	Enfield Chase	7,821	15.5	5.1	4.1	2.2	4.1	28%	5
6	Winchmore Hill	17,192	15.9	4.5	3.6	2.7	5.1	30%	3
7	Crews Hill †	1,006	15.9	2.0	6.0	3.0	5.0	27%	4
8	Bush Hill Park	21,336	15.9	6.0	3.7	2.6	3.8	15%	–
9	Arnos Grove	10,087	17.6	5.3	5.3	2.0	5.0	1%	3
10	Gordon Hill	16,980	17.7	7.9	3.6	2.1	4.1	10%	1
11	Cockfosters	7,437	18.3	4.6	4.2	3.2	6.3	2%	4
12	Palmers Green	28,079	18.5	5.7	5.0	3.0	4.9	18%	–
13	Enfield Lock	17,465	23.9	9.6	4.0	2.5	7.8	5%	2
14	Ponders End	15,283	26.3	11.1	5.2	2.6	7.4	14%	1
15	Turkey Street	26,264	26.6	10.6	5.1	2.5	8.3	8%	1
16	Brimsdown	11,170	26.6	7.3	5.0	5.2	9.0	2%	–
17	Edmonton Green	36,564	34.5	13.2	7.6	3.5	10.2	17%	–
18	Enfield Town	16,182	37.7	10.3	16.4	3.1	7.9	12%	1
19	Silver Street	25,539	38.1	16.0	8.1	3.0	11.0	19%	1
20	Southbury	17,715	44.5	12.7	18.4	3.9	9.5	12%	1
21	Meridian Water	11,470	46.1	11.1	19.6	5.9	9.5	18%	1

† Crews Hill is a place with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

58 photographs of the 21 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 58 photographs and their credits

Hadley Wood · Hadley Wood. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Southgate · Grovelands House 2025-05-30. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Oakwood · Shine, Barnes, Oakwood. Photo: lucyrfisher, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Detail of Doorway Winchmore Hill Old GPO Delivery Office of 1904. Photo: Steve Knight from Halstead, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Arnos Grove · ARNOS GROVE-03 240710 CPS. Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Gordon Hill · A Church. Photo: oatsy40, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cockfosters · Christ Church Cockfosters 2025-05-30. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Palmers Green · Broomfield House Seen Across the Pond 2025-05-30. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Lock · Ordnance Road, Enfield Lock. Photo: diamond geezer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Turkey Street · Forty Hall 3. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brimsdown · The White Horse - Historic Building. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Edmonton Green · Canary Wharf at Night. Photo: Steve Sea, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Town · Enfield Town Roundel 2025-11-26. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Silver Street · Clothes Repair Shop, Edmonton. Photo: Simon from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southgate · Southgate Station. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Oakwood · Oakwood Tube Station. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Dolly Land. Photo: Alan Myers from London Town, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Arnos Grove · Arnos Grove Station Entrance. Photo: airbus777, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Gordon Hill · Chase Farm Hospital Enfield. Photo: Steve Sea, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cockfosters · Heddon Court Avenue, Cockfosters - 7 April 2026. Photo: Mike Lidgley, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Palmers Green · Flickr - Shapps - MCEC. Photo: Shappir Alim, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Lock · Ark John Keats Academy 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Turkey Street · Durants School, Enfield. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brimsdown · 284 Green Street, Enfield. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Edmonton Green · Edmonton Green 2012. Photo: Steve Sea, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Town · Palace Gardens Shopping Centre, Enfield 2022-02-02. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southgate · Southgate Station. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Oakwood · Oakwood Station. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · St Paul's Winchmore Hill. Photo: myeralan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Arnos Grove · Arnos Grove Underground Station. Photo: jelm6, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Gordon Hill · Gordon Hill. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Cockfosters · Heddon Court Avenue, Cockfosters, 7 April 2026. Photo: Mike Lidgley, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Palmers Green · Flickr - Shapps - MCEC (1). Photo: Shappir Alim, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Lock · Lee Navigation2. Photo: Northmetpit, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Turkey Street · FortyHall1. Photo: Pterre, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Town · St Peter's. Photo: Alan Myers from London Town, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southgate · Welcome to Southgate. Photo: markhillary, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Vintage Postcard Winchmore Hill London N Church Hill C R Guy. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
Arnos Grove · Palmers Green Squared Circle Postmark 1905 Arnos Grove Southgate London Pc W391 POSTCARD. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
Cockfosters · COCKFOSTERS-09 240710 CPS. Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Palmers Green · Suffragette Plaque in Palmers Green. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Turkey Street · Forty Hall 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Town · John Keats Plaque in Enfield Town Station. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southgate · Southgate High Street. Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · 'The King's Head' Public House, Winchmore Hill, London N21. Photo: jelm6, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Cockfosters · COCKFOSTERS-01 240710 CPS. Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Turkey Street · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Enfield London Turkey Street, L11-24.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Enfield Town · Enfield Town Station Entrance. Photo: wltmauc, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · The Green, Winchmore Hill with K6 Telephone Kiosk. A Conservation Area in North London.. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Enfield Town · Enfield Town. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Winchmore Hill Old Delivery Office 1904, London N21. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Enfield Town · Enfield Town Overground Station. Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Detail of Winchmore Hill Old Delivery Office of 1904. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Enfield Town · Enfield Town Centre. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Detail of Royal Cipher Winchmore Hill Old DO. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · The Kings Head Railway Hotel of 1899 in Winchmore Hill. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Winchmore Hill Postcard LONDON Winchmore Hill Woods Path, Now Broad Walk 1907. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
Winchmore Hill · Vintage Postcard Winchmore Hill Firs Lane Bunces Farm 1914 LONDON. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.