(JC4) Potters Bar Oakmere Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area.  They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department). 

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Ashleigh Begg below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101. 
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Ashleigh Begg (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Police Constable, Hertsmere - Potters Bar & Shenley)

Ashleigh Begg

Police Constable

Noel Buckley (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Sergeant, Hertsmere - Potters Bar & Shenley)

Noel Buckley

Sergeant

Rachael Robertson (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Inspector, Hertsmere)

Rachael Robertson

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Issued 02 April 2026

Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues:

Address speeding in Potters Bar and Shenley
• Numerous speeding operations have been carried out, with over 800 vehicles checked. A number of tickets were issued, in addition to warnings given to drivers who were found to be speeding.

Continue work to tackle anti-social behaviour in Darkes Lane, Potters Bar
• Regular high visibility patrols have been carried out. Numerous young people have been given banning orders, preventing them from entering McDonalds for 6 months. Another young person has been issued with an Acceptable Behaviour Agreement.

Actioned 02 April 2026

Continue work to tackle anti-social behaviour in Darkes Lane, Potters Bar.

Issued 01 January 2026

Regular high visibility patrols are being carried out. Numerous young people have been given banning orders, preventing them from entering McDonalds for 6 months. Another young person has been issued with an Acceptable Behaviour Agreement.

Actioned 27 March 2026

What members in (JC4) Potters Bar Oakmere Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Burglary - Residential

Dear Resident, On Wednesday 6th May between 7.45am and 7.40pm a burglary took place at Torring...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
07/05/2026 16:26:28

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Join the Commissioner's Accountability and Performance Meeting online on Thursday 14th May

Dear Resident I warmly invite you to join May's Accountability and Performance Meeting where I w...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
07/05/2026 13:51:34

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Coffee With A Cop - Roaming Roast : Thu 07 May 09:30

Dear Resident, Borehamwood & Elstree Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a Coffee W...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
05/05/2026 13:40:43

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Man arrested for being drunk and disorderly - Radlett

A man was arrested at 12.50pm today (Saturday 2 May) for being drink and disorderly outside Tesco in...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
02/05/2026 15:28:45

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Teenager charged after police receive knife report

A teenage boy has been charged after members of the public spotted someone with a knife in Potters B...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
02/05/2026 08:59:59

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Local Police Work Snapshot

Dear Resident, Thank you for being a member of Herts Connected. Officers have been busy acr...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
01/05/2026 14:10:23

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Newsletter from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire

To Resident With the current global tensions and escalation of violence towards the Jewish commun...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
01/05/2026 09:50:16

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Torrington Drive Street Meet / Community Mapping for Survey Completion : Sat 02 May 6pm - 7pm

Dear Resident Members of the Potters Bar Neighbourhood Policing Team will be by The Green on ...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
30/04/2026 16:28:51

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