Total Crime Rate

327.0 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 327.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes , and the 47th 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 1UZ) in the last 12 months was 327.0 per 1,000 residents and was 346.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Close (N18 1UZ), 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 Whitehead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Strand Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Strand Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Strand Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amersham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansbury Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Plowman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Hall Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Hall Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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