Total Crime Rate

468.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.9 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 468.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Railway Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Square (CM14 4LP) in the last 12 months was 468.2 per 1,000 residents and was 690.1% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 213.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Square (CM14 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mount, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Fields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chase Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brentwood Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Hill'S Chace Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Great Eastern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B185 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brentwood

Data Sources

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