Postcode · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 5DN
How much crime is recorded in EN6 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potters Bar Oakmere
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
EN6 5DNPotters Bar
How safe is EN6 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN6 5DN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Other theft19.34.5
Burglary12.19.1
Shoplifting11.58.4
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.