Total Crime Rate

491.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 491.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Drugs 104.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Robbery 44.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 23rd 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 (N18 1HP) in the last 12 months was 491.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Edmonton Green average (209.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (N18 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Bridport Road. Police recorded 265 crimes here, including 173 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Sep 2025Public order Smart'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Road North
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Smart'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Smart'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Regal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regal Court
Sep 2025Other crime College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langhedge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Gardens

Data Sources

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