Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Western Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (CM14 4SR) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (CM14 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Hunter Way, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North Road Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Hunter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft William Hunter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weald Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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