Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Western 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 4SU) 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 4SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 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.
View Crime In Brentwood North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bank Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | North Road Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bank Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tower Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
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