Potters Bar Oakmere
Middle areaEast Hertsmere. 7,889 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Potters Bar Oakmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Potters Bar Oakmere
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar Oakmere at a rate of 116.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 379 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 197 |
| Other crime | 119 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Potters Bar Oakmere compares
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Is Potters Bar Oakmere safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar Oakmere at a rate of 116.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Potters Bar Oakmere.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (379), anti-social behaviour (197) and other crime (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hertsmere
These figures are published for the whole of Hertsmere, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hertsmere and not Potters Bar Oakmere alone. See Hertsmere
Potters Bar Oakmere in brief
The median price paid for a home in Potters Bar Oakmere was £540,000 in 2025.
Potters Bar Oakmere had 7,752 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Potters Bar Oakmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Potters Bar Oakmere, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.