Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knights Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 91st highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Way (CM13 2AS) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Brentwood South average (156.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Way (CM13 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vernon Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grangewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broad Walk (North) Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broad Walk (North) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadwalk (South) —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadwalk (South) —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plashet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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