Total Crime Rate

460.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

364.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 364.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 332.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 7th 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 Ashwood Road (EN6 2QD) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 494.1% 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 364.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Road (EN6 2QD), the main crime hotspot is near Firs Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Firs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firs Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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