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

High Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 125th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EN6 5BY) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN6 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollies Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.