Crime Rates at Cranborne Crescent, Potters Bar, EN6 3AG

Cranborne Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 124th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranborne Crescent (EN6 3AG) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranborne Crescent (EN6 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.