Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 281.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hester Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 56th 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 Hester Road (N18 2RF) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Edmonton Green average (209.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Road (N18 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gilpin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raynham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lord Graham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lord Graham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alpha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Leeds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leeds Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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