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37 stories from and about Enfield, mostly community safety, courts, violent crime. The most recent ran on 14 September 2026. Page 1 of 2.
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Courts · EnfieldSupermarket boss evicted from Enfield allotment for commercial storage
Öncü Food Centre and its director, Suleyman Tekagac, have been ordered by a court to leave an Enfield allotment site. The land was used for commercial storage, including large freezers and a paved driveway, without permission. Enfield Council recovered the plot and will make it available for community use.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield Council to Demolish Edmonton Tower Block
Enfield Council has approved the demolition of Walbrook House in Edmonton. The decision comes after safety concerns and escalating repair costs. However, three elderly leaseholders remain in the building, disputing the compulsory purchase price offered by the council.
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Enfield man pleads guilty to encouraging sexual offences
Darren Conway, 52, from Enfield, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assisting or encouraging sexual offences, sexual assault, voyeurism, and possessing an extreme pornographic image. He is due to be sentenced in October.
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Courts · EnfieldMan admits A10 death crash; second driver to face trial
Sedor Olmez, 20, has admitted causing death by dangerous driving on the A10 in Edmonton after striking Laura Sone-Demetrious on a pedestrian crossing. A second man, Roderick Mirzakhanian, denies the same charge and will stand trial in June.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield Council ordered to pay £1,500 over domestic abuse survivor's relocation delay
Enfield Council has been ordered to pay £1,500 to a domestic abuse survivor after an eight-month delay in relocating her and her children. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman ruled the council's failure caused significant distress and injustice.
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Courts · EnfieldEnfield woman banned from Lakeside centre for three years
Latoyah Williams, of Enfield, has been banned from Lakeside Shopping Centre and Homesense for three years after being convicted of 11 counts of shop theft. She stole over £2,500 worth of items between June and November 2025.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield man founds support group after dissociative episode
Following a 27-hour dissociative episode, Chris Clarke found limited support and created the 27 Community in Enfield. The group offers 'Walk and Talk' events at Forty Hall Estate and monthly sessions at Enfield Town Library.
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Community Safety · EnfieldLower Edmonton secures £20m 'Pride in Place' funding
Lower Edmonton ward has secured £20 million in government 'Pride in Place' funding, a significant investment aimed at improving the public realm, jobs, and skills. Labour councillor Siddo Dwyer stated the funding presents a generational opportunity for the area.
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Courts · EnfieldDriver admits killing Laura Sone-Demetrious on A10
Sedor Olmez has admitted causing the death of Laura Sone-Demetrious in a collision on the A10 Great Cambridge Road in Enfield on January 9, 2024. Olmez, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving uninsured. Sentencing is expected in early November.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield Council backs Love Your Doorstep community patrol
Enfield Council has partnered with the Love Your Doorstep community patrol scheme, launched in 2019 to combat youth robberies. The collaboration will focus on volunteer recruitment, with council support for communications and integration with safety teams.
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Community Safety · EnfieldMan fined £1,200 for dumping fridge in Edmonton
Gheorge Florea has been fined £1,200 after being caught on CCTV dumping a fridge on Kenninghall Road in Edmonton. The 44-year-old pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court and was ordered to pay the fine, council costs, and a victim surcharge.
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Crime Data · EnfieldFood supplier fined £18,335 over cat faeces in Enfield warehouse
FoodArt UK Limited has been fined £18,335 after pleading guilty to four food hygiene offences. Enfield Council officers discovered cat faeces and urine in the Brimsdown warehouse in January and February 2025, posing risks of serious illness.
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Courts · EnfieldSix fined for blue badge misuse in Enfield
Enfield Council has successfully prosecuted six individuals for misusing blue badges. The fines, including victim surcharges and costs, total thousands of pounds for offences ranging from using badges of deceased persons to displaying photocopied permits.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield Council faces ongoing occupation of former Southgate Police Station
People continue to reside at the former Southgate Police Station in Enfield without permission, despite Enfield Council issuing an enforcement notice. The deadline for compliance with the notice has passed, and the owner's appeal against it was previously dismissed.
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Enfield man jailed for five years over drug dealing
Shyeem Chisholm, 26, has been sentenced to five years and seven months in prison for his involvement in a drug dealing operation. He admitted to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, heroin, and cannabis.
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Community Safety · EnfieldSix Enfield drivers fined for Blue Badge fraud at Highbury Corner court
Enfield Council secured convictions against six drivers for Blue Badge fraud at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. Fines ranged from £266 to £987 after offences in Enfield and Edmonton between October 2025 and January 2026. The council said it takes a zero-tolerance approach to misuse.
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Courts · EnfieldEdmonton man fined £1,200 for dumping fridge on Kenninghall Road
A 44-year-old Enfield resident has been fined £1,200 for illegally dumping a large white fridge on Kenninghall Road, Edmonton, on 14 January 2025. Enfield Council secured the conviction after CCTV footage identified the offender, who pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.
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Community Safety · EnfieldAvenue Club 2 in Bowes denied 4am licence after police objections
Avenue Club 2 in Green Lanes, Bowes, has been refused permission to extend its opening hours to 4am after Enfield Council’s licensing sub-committee cited concerns over compliance with existing licence conditions. Police objections played a key role in the decision, which the applicant may appeal within 21 days.
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Violent Crime · EnfieldTwo men charged over A10 death of Laura Sone-Demetrious in Edmonton
Two men have been charged with causing the death of Laura Sone-Demetrious, 28, who was struck while using a pedestrian crossing on the A10 in Edmonton in January 2024. The case will proceed to a plea hearing at the Old Bailey on 4 September 2026.
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Community Safety · EnfieldIllyrian Grill House keeps licence after £40,000 illegal worker fine
Illyrian Grill House in Bowes will continue trading after Enfield Council’s licensing sub-committee refused to revoke its premises licence on 12 August 2026. The decision followed a £40,000 civil penalty paid in November 2025 for employing illegal workers, though councillors cited improved processes and no recent intelligence as reasons.
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Also affecting Enfield
Borough-wide and national stories that name Enfield or bear directly on it.
- Crime Data · London
Home Counties See Higher Weapon Possession Rates Than London
A recent study analysing crime data from March 2025 to March 2026 found that several Home Counties police force areas experienced higher rates of weapon possession offences than London. Sussex recorded the highest rate among these areas, nearly double the London average.
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London Trading Standards Capacity Critically Eroded by Austerity
London's capacity to tackle illegal vape sales to young people has been critically weakened by years of austerity, a senior official has warned. Funding for trading standards has fallen by 39% since 2010, leaving some boroughs with as few as one officer.
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Crime Data · LondonLondon lacks resources to stop vape sales to minors
London's Trading Standards teams are too under-resourced to effectively stop retailers selling vapes to children, a senior official has warned. Years of budget cuts have severely reduced staff numbers, impacting the ability to enforce new regulations.
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Community Safety · LondonEnfield dog owner fined £1,850 for persistent barking
An Enfield dog owner has been ordered to pay £1,850 in fines and costs after his dog's persistent barking led to a breach of a noise abatement notice. Enfield Council stated that continuous loud noise from dogs is considered antisocial behaviour.
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Violent Crime · LondonThree London Men Arrested After Essex Hotel Stabbing
Three men from London have been arrested by Essex Police following a stabbing incident at a hotel event in North Stifford, Essex. The arrests were made on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after four people sustained injuries.
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Courts · LewishamTwo deny Lewisham murder after nightclub dispute
Two friends who met while studying master's degrees in Scotland have denied murdering Taiwo Ekerin outside a Lewisham nightclub. Chibueze Chukwurah and Maxwell Uguanya pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter.
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Courts · WestminsterTenant ordered to repay £494,415 for illegal flat rental
Saeed Yasin Hosseini has been ordered to repay £494,415 after illegally renting out a Westminster council flat obtained through fraud. He misled the council in 2011 to get the property and later sublet it for profit.
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Community Safety · RedbridgeFirm and directors fined £21,807 for fly-tipping at Redbridge nature reserve
A property firm and its directors have been ordered to pay over £21,000 in fines and costs for dumping construction waste and household items at Aldborough Hall Nature Reserve in Redbridge. RCGY Prop Ltd, along with directors Hasan Yaman and Ruhui Chowdhury, pleaded guilty to environmental offences.
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Community Safety · HaringeyTottenham car park where two women were murdered still unsafe, residents say
Residents and a shopkeeper in Tottenham say the B&M car park where Simon Levy murdered two women remains unsafe, with persistent antisocial behaviour, drug use and no police response. B&M and Tottenham Hotspur have promised security measures by the end of September, but locals report no changes since Sheryl Wilkins’ killing in August 2025.
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Violent Crime · HaringeyTwo charged with rape of girl in Alexandra Park, Haringey
Haktan Nedhibox, 18, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on 17 August 2026. A 17-year-old will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court the following day. The victim is receiving specialist support from police officers.
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Transport Crime · RedbridgePerson dies after train collision at Chadwell Heath station
A person died after being hit by a train at Chadwell Heath station on 13 August 2026. Emergency services sealed off Station Road and suspended Elizabeth Line services between Whitechapel and Shenfield for over an hour. Police confirmed the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
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Policing · LondonMet Police downgraded double murderer Simon Levy to medium-risk before killings
The Metropolitan Police reduced convicted sex offender Simon Levy’s risk classification months before he murdered two women in 2025. The force apologised but defended its investigation, while the IOPC examines its management of Levy from 2021 to 2025. Victims’ families demand systemic change.
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Violent Crime · LambethMan, 25, shot dead in Clapham as Lambeth gun crime rises
A 25-year-old man was shot dead outside a Clapham pub on Monday evening. Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Lambeth recorded 88 gun-related offences in the past year, the third-highest rate in London.
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