Crime Rates at Barnet Road, Potters Bar, EN6 2RB

Barnet Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 315 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 Barnet Road (EN6 2RB) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnet Road (EN6 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byers Close (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.