Total Crime Rate
195.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 123rd 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 Lancaster Road (EN2 0AY) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% higher than the Ridgeway average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (EN2 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weardale Gardens, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Priors Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pevensey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weardale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weardale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priors Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.