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

Sterling Way 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 Sterling Way (N18 2XZ) 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 Sterling Way (N18 2XZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sterling Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckstone Road Under investigation
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 Buckstone Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Buckstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smart'S Place 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joyce Avenue
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joyce Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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