Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 2LF
How much crime is recorded in EN6 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potters Bar Furzefield
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
EN6 2LFPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 2LF 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.