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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 2 of 2.
Reported from Enfield
Policing · EnfieldEnfield police warn of e-bike phone thefts in Enfield Town
Enfield’s Safer Neighbourhoods Team has issued a warning after multiple phone thefts in Enfield Town. A suspect on an e-bike, often in dark clothing or a hi-vis jacket, is targeting victims at transport hubs and street corners. Residents are advised to keep valuables hidden and record IMEI numbers.
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Community Safety · EnfieldEnfield Council recovers unlawfully sublet home after fraud investigation
Enfield Council has reclaimed a property after discovering it was unlawfully sublet. The tenant surrendered the tenancy following an investigation by the counter-fraud team. The home will now be allocated to a household on the housing waiting list.
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Community Safety · EnfieldSadiq Khan pledges £1.5m for Enfield youth activities as social media ban looms
Sir Sadiq Khan has allocated £1.5 million to summer activities in Enfield, including football sessions, to divert young people from crime. The funding follows a UK government ban on under-16s using TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram from next year. The Mayor said the ban alone is not enough to tackle youth violence.
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Community Safety · Enfield£1.5m London youth safety fund backs Godwin Lawson football tournament
A £1.5 million funding boost from City Hall will expand summer youth safety programmes, including the annual football tournament held in memory of Godwin Lawson, the 17-year-old from Enfield stabbed in Stamford Hill in 2010. The money supports workshops and matches for 150 young players.
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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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