Total Crime Rate

379.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 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 379.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Drugs 52.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Plowman Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 34th 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 Plowman Close (N18 1XD) in the last 12 months was 379.2 per 1,000 residents and was 427.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plowman Close (N18 1XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watermill Lane, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weir Hall Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plowman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lansbury Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strand Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hermitage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strand Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weir Hall Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watermill Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Watermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lansbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plowman Close
Apr 2026Robbery Pentyre Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golding Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wigston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigston Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wilbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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