Crime Rates at Ashwood Road, Potters Bar, EN6 2QJ

Ashwood Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Road (EN6 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Road (EN6 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 267 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.