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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 5th highest crime rate of 317 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 606.9 per 1,000 residents and was 682.6% 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 Other theft with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN6 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.