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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 7th 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 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 588.7 per 1,000 residents and was 642.7% 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 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN6 5AJ), 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.