Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 2DW
How much crime is recorded in EN6 2DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potters Bar Furzefield
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
EN6 2DWPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 2DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 2DW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EN6 2DWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.