Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deepdene area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 113th 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 Deepdene (EN6 3DE) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deepdene (EN6 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Lexington Court. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Potters Bar Furzefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lexington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lexington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lexington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lexington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windmore Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lexington Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lexington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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