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

Barnet Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 118th 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 Barnet Road (EN6 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnet Road (EN6 2SJ), 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.