Crime Rates at Southgate Road, Potters Bar, EN6 5EX

Southgate Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

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 Southgate Road (EN6 5EX) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Road (EN6 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firs Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.