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Crime Rates in Margarets Close, Potters Bar, EN6 5LB

Crime Rate

219

219

High 7/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 219 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Hertsmere (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Hertsmere is 96.5 per thousand population, which can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Crime typeRateScore
Violence and sexual offences44.55/10
Robbery3.095/10
Possession of weapons1.244/10
Drugs4.334/10
Burglary5.566/10
Shoplifting
1017/10
Anti-social behaviour
22.25/10
Criminal damage and arson
11.76/10
Other theft
9.275/10
Public order
8.035/10
Vehicle crime
3.713/10
Other crime
2.474/10
Bicycle theft
1.244/10
Theft from the person
0.6182/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in black indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in EN6 5LB and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Local Area of EN6 5LB
  • Hertsmere
    local authority
  • East of England

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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