Postcode sector · Potters Bar
Crime in EN6 9
How much crime is recorded in EN6 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 1,435 (2024)
How safe is EN6 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN6 9, broadly in line with 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Shoplifting17.08.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.54.6
Drugs4.52.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Burglary3.69.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.