Crime on the rise in Enfield, official figures show

Crime has risen over the last year in Enfield, official police records reveal.
File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.
File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.

Crime has risen over the last year in Enfield, official police records reveal.

The Met Police recorded 30,059 offences in Enfield in the 12 months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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That was an increase of ​8%​ compared to the previous year, when there were 27,909.

At 90.1 crimes per 1,000 people, that was in line with the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 89.3.

Of the crimes recorded in the area over the last 12 months, 834 were sexual offences – an increase of 15% from the year before.

Meanwhile, violent crime has risen in the area, from 8,612 to 9,411 over this period.

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One of the main factors behind this increase was the rise in violence without injury, which rose by 14%, from 3,323 incidents to 3,789.

And theft offences rose by 8%, with 12,807 incidents recorded in the 12 months to March.

At 38.4 crimes per 1,000 people, that was far higher than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 25.1.

Crimes recorded in Enfield included:

834 sexual offences, a rise of 15%9,411 violent offences, a rise of 9%2,030 incidents of criminal damage and arson, up 12%1,323 drug offences, down 14%224 possession of weapons such as firearms or knives, up 2%2,056 public order offences, up 12%12,807 theft offences, a rise of 8%2,822 stalking and harassment offences, up 4%