Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 3BP
How much crime is recorded in EN6 3BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potters Bar Furzefield
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
EN6 3BPPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 3BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 3BP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 3BPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.54.6
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.