Crime Rates at The Walk, Potters Bar, EN6 1QJ

The Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 28th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Walk (EN6 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 221.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Walk (EN6 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Service Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darkes Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.