Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hereward Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 396th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereward Gardens (N13 6EX) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereward Gardens (N13 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereward Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medesenge Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grenoble Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upsdell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Upsdell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sandcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Riverway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fledspar Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Medesenge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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