Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 309th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (EN2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Ridgeway average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (EN2 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Radcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Myrtle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chase Side Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brodie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laurel Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Phipps Hatch Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brigadier Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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