Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowes Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Arnos Grove , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Road (N11 2JH) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Arnos Grove average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowes Road (N11 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ollerton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ollerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ollerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilmer Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seafield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seafield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakefield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seafield Road | Under investigation |
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