Total Crime Rate

221.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ritz Court 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 Ritz Court (EN6 1UE) 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 Ritz Court (EN6 1UE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ritz Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strafford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Bar Station Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potters Bar Station Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Strafford Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Service Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darkes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Byng Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Darkes Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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