Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

High Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 237 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 High Street (CM14 4SD) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Brentwood North average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM14 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hart Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Westbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sir Francis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chase Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Francis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Western Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B185 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Western Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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