Crime Rates at High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5AB

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 5th 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 High Street (EN6 5AB) in the last 12 months was 631.4 per 1,000 residents and was 696.5% 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 Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN6 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.