Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.9 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 273.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Amersham Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 65th highest crime rate of 823 local areas in Enfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amersham Avenue (N18 1DS) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amersham Avenue (N18 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watermill Lane, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterling Way (North Circular Road) (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amersham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lansbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watermill Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigston Close
Apr 2026Drugs Wigston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lansbury Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Giffard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way (North Circular Road) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keel Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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