Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Enfield and Lewisham compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Enfield
E09000010 · Metropolitan Police Service
Lewisham
E09000023 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Enfield
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
329,400
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
28,363 more in Enfield
301,037
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,888
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,814 more in Lewisham
£45,702
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£471,019
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£20,240 more in Lewisham
£491,259
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,821
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£7 more in Lewisham
£1,828
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
7.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Enfield
6.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+635
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
87 more in Lewisham
+722
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,268
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£30 more in Enfield
£2,237
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
29.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.4 more in Enfield
25.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
37.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.0 percentage points higher in Enfield
28.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
112.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
9.2 more in Lewisham
121.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
The same in both
10.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
49.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.8 percentage points higher in Enfield
48.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.27 percentage points higher in Enfield
4.90%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,991
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,233 more in Enfield
10,758
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,480
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
534 more in Enfield
2,946
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 329,400 in Enfield and 301,037 in Lewisham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,888 in Enfield and £45,702 in Lewisham (2025); and average house price was £471,019 in Enfield and £491,259 in Lewisham (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 329,400 in Enfield and 301,037 in Lewisham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,888 in Enfield and £45,702 in Lewisham (2025); and average house price was £471,019 in Enfield and £491,259 in Lewisham (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Enfield per 1,000 | offences | Lewisham per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 112.7 | 37,138 | 121.9 | 36,696 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 188 | 1.1 | 343 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.0 | 1,971 | 5.0 | 1,509 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 1,641 | 5.5 | 1,647 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.8 | 1,896 | 5.6 | 1,681 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 506 | 1.4 | 425 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.1 | 2,654 | 8.2 | 2,464 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 256 | 1.2 | 348 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.3 | 1,740 | 7.4 | 2,213 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.0 | 987 | 3.5 | 1,046 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.0 | 2,646 | 10.3 | 3,092 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 3.7 | 1,219 | 4.0 | 1,202 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 11.3 | 3,730 | 8.4 | 2,522 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29.9 | 9,837 | 36.5 | 10,985 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (329,400 and 301,037 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.