Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Close (EN6 1TL) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Close (EN6 1TL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 23 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 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Bar | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Bar | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Potters Bar | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darkes Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Darkes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Service Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Weston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Bar Station Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Bar Station Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Potters Bar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Close | Under investigation |
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