Total Crime Rate

281.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowes Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Arnos Grove , and the 58th highest crime rate of 823 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 Bowes Road (N11 1NL) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 250.2% higher than the Arnos Grove average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Road (N11 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colebrook Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friern Barnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlisle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverforth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Colebrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverett Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peverett Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Southgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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