Crime Rates at High Street, Brentwood, CM14 4RH

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the highest crime rate of 236 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 High Street (CM14 4RH) in the last 12 months was 900.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1712.5% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 309.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM14 4RH), 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.