Total Crime Rate
260.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amersham Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes , and the 66th highest crime rate of 836 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 Amersham Avenue (N18 1DS) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 255.2% higher than the Bowes average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amersham Avenue (N18 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Watermill Lane. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allington Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansbury Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Allington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Watermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watermill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterling Way (North Circular Road) | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sterling Way (North Circular Road) | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sterling Way (North Circular Road) | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sterling Way (North Circular Road) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amersham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wigston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Trafalgar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keel Close | Under investigation |
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