Crime Rates at Kimptons Close, Potters Bar, EN6 3HU

Kimptons Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 44th highest crime rate of 315 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 Kimptons Close (EN6 3HU) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimptons Close (EN6 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimptons Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimptons Mead (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.