Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 71st 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 Gresham Road (CM14 4HW) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Road (CM14 4HW), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B185 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cameron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gresham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mount β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mount β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mount β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mount β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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