Total Crime Rate

220.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Headley Common area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headley Common (CM13 3HS) in the last 12 months was 220.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Brentwood South average (155.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headley Common (CM13 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dell, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brentwood

Crime Over Time in Headley Common area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary The Dell Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Magnolia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.