Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knights Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Way (CM13 2ER) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knights Way (CM13 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vernon Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boleyn Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grangewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hornbeam Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadwalk (South) | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadwalk (South) | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plashet Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hornbeam Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broad Walk (North) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broad Walk (North) | Under investigation |
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