Crime Rates at Dove Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2SG

Dove Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 7th highest crime rate of 317 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 Dove Lane (EN6 2SG) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 494.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 364.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Lane (EN6 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Byers Close. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.