Crime Rate in Bowes, ward

Bowes has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Enfield district and the 3161st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 191st lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bowes in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Enfield district average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bowes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 266 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bowes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near A105, with 69 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sidney Avenue (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.