Edmonton, North London is nicknamed 'Knifetown'

Originally uploaded in 2011, this clip illustrates the increasing violence in a small area of London's northernmost borough of Enfield. On August 31 2011 there was yet another fatal stabbing in Edmonton, north London. Stephen Grisales was stabbed to death after being taunted by a group of youths. The clip was made in mid-2008, by which time there had already been five fatal stabbings since January 1st that year. Four of these killings were teenagers. Despite the usual rumblings from our government huff-and-puff, I don't think things will change much. Years ago, when I was a youngster, knife crime in most areas of the country was an extreme rarity.