Total Crime Rate

1015.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 1015.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 637.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Drugs 64.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Other crime 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
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

Western Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 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 Western Road (CM14 4SS) in the last 12 months was 1015.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1612.9% higher than the Brentwood North average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (CM14 4SS), 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 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Western Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B185 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Hunter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Hunter Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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