Crime Rate in Brentwood North, ward

Brentwood North has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Brentwood district and the 2575th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 397th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brentwood North in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Brentwood district average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brentwood North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brentwood North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near A1023. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.