Bowes
Middle areaSouth Enfield. 10,424 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bowes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bowes
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bowes at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.0 per 1,000 people across Enfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 238 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 176 |
| Other crime | 113 |
| Vehicle crime | 100 |
| Drug offences | 62 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bowes compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bowes safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bowes at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.0 per 1,000 people across Enfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bowes.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (238), anti-social behaviour (176) and other crime (113).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Enfield
These figures are published for the whole of Enfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Enfield and not Bowes alone. See Enfield
Bowes in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bowes was £510,000 in 2025.
Bowes had 10,544 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bowes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bowes, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.