Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princes Avenue 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 Princes Avenue (N13 6HA) 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 Princes Avenue (N13 6HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecclesbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A105 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Regents Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereward Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadway Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regents Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A105 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A105 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A105 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Berkshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berkshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakthorpe Road
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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