Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 2ER
How much crime is recorded in EN6 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
EN6 2ERPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 2ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 2ER area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.