Crime Rate in Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon, ward

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon has the 6th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Brentwood district and the 2723rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 249th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Brentwood district average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.