Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crown Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 78th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Street (CM14 4BE) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Street (CM14 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moores Place (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | North Road Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moores Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moores Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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