Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lister Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 107th 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 Lister Gardens (N18 1JA) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Bowes average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lister Gardens (N18 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near North Circular Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ostliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canada Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Franlaw Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queensland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | North Circular Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chequers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chequers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ostliffe Road | Under investigation |
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