Total Crime Rate

385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.3 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 385.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Drugs 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Joyce Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bowes , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 823 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 385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 436.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% 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 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joyce Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Angel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Close
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nutfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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