Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plowman Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 836 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 Plowman Close (N18 1XB) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Bowes average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plowman Close (N18 1XB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plowman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amersham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs Wigston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area 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 2025Other crime West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kendal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansbury Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Plowman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Hall Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Hall Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Hall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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