Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitehead Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes , and the 126th highest crime rate of 836 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 Whitehead Close (N18 1UY) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Close (N18 1UY), the main crime hotspot is near Kendal Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitehead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Plowman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Circular Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Circular Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansbury Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Strand Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Strand Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strand Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Close —
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Data Sources

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