Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quakers Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Quakers Lane (EN6 1RL) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quakers Lane (EN6 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Potters Bar Parkfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosary Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount Grace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Billy Lows Lane | Under investigation |
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