Total Crime Rate
968.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
373.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 2nd 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 High Street (CM14 4RR) in the last 12 months was 968.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1533.9% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 373.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CM14 4RR), 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 Parking Area (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B185 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Local resolution |
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