Total Crime Rate
175.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Circular Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 147th 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 North Circular Road (N13 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% higher than the Bowes average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Circular Road (N13 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upsdell Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ecclesbourne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grenoble Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hereward Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upsdell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fledspar Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Riverway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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