Crime Rates at Beechwood Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 2PL

Beechwood Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 12th 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 Beechwood Avenue (EN6 2PL) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 339.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 172.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Avenue (EN6 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firs Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.