Total Crime Rate
400.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Joyce Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes , and the 34th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Joyce Avenue (N18 2XY) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 446.2% higher than the Bowes average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -59.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Joyce Avenue (N18 2XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trafalgar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Trafalgar Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leeds Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leeds Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langhedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joyce Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Joyce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snell'S Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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