Total Crime Rate
144.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medesenge Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 204th 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 Medesenge Way (N13 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Bowes average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Medesenge Way (N13 6DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thetford Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tottenhall Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bowes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thetford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medesenge Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Medesenge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Hill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolves Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolves Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolves Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wolves Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thetford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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