Total Crime Rate

469.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 469.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.1 10/10
  • Drugs 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 42.8 10/10
  • Robbery 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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

Sterling Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sterling Way (N18 2XZ) in the last 12 months was 469.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Edmonton Green average (212.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 35.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterling Way (N18 2XZ), 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 Sterling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockenhurst Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Regal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Smart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Angel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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