Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Highgrove Houses area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 17th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgrove Houses (CM14 4FH) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 271.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgrove Houses (CM14 4FH), 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 Highgrove Houses area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B185 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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