Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cowper Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Arnos Grove , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Gardens (N14 4NR) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Arnos Grove average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Gardens (N14 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverack Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close
Apr 2026Public order Priory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homestead Paddock
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cricketers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cricketers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speyside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowper Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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