Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Laurel Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Avenue (EN6 2AF) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Avenue (EN6 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Allandale Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar Station Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potters Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Potters Bar Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar Station Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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