Crime Rate in Shenfield, ward

Shenfield has the 5th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Brentwood district and the 2667th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 241st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shenfield in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher than the Brentwood district average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shenfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shenfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.