Total Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 144.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downsland Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 29th 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 Downsland Drive (CM14 4JT) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 190.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downsland Drive (CM14 4JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mount, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downsland Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollason Way
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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