Total Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 278th 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 0JT) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Ridgeway average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (EN2 0JT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ridgeway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brigadier Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brigadier Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Armfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gater Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Youngmans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sterling Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brigadier Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Halifax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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