Total Crime Rate

801.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

498.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 801.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 498.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 422.1 10/10
  • Other theft 110.5 10/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Somerset Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 8th 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 Somerset Road (N18 1HH) in the last 12 months was 801.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1016.0% 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 498.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (N18 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Bridport Road. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 175 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Langhedge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Langhedge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langhedge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorrit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Langhedge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Langhedge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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