Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 4DS
How much crime is recorded in EN6 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cuffley & Northaw
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
EN6 4DSPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 4DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 4DS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 4DSNational
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.52.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.