Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 165.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hester Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 167th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hester Road (N18 2RF) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Edmonton Green average (212.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Road (N18 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sterling Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sterling Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Road —
Apr 2026Public order Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hester Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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