Crime Rates at Auckland Road, Potters Bar, EN6 3HE

Auckland Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Auckland Road (EN6 3HE) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Road (EN6 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shillitoe Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archers Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.