Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwood Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 106th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Road (EN6 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Road (EN6 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byers Close. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ashwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnet Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Firs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whaley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Vincent'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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