Total Crime Rate

430.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 430.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Public order 47.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 5th highest crime rate of 237 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 High Street (CM14 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 430.8 per 1,000 residents and was 627.0% higher than the Brentwood North average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 209.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM14 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Hunter Way, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moores Place (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ongar Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ongar Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Cathedral Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Thomas Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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