Crime Rates at Bacons Drive, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4EF

Bacons Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Northaw and Cuffley , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bacons Drive (EN6 4EF) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Northaw and Cuffley average (43.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacons Drive (EN6 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King James Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.