Total Crime Rate

260.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 260.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amersham 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.

Crime Over Time in Amersham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansbury Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way (North Circular Road) Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterling Way (North Circular Road) —
Sep 2025Burglary Sterling Way (North Circular Road) Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterling Way (North Circular Road) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amersham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hebden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wigston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keel Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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