Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southgate Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 111th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate Road (EN6 5EP) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Road (EN6 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Oakmere Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gregory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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