Crime Rates at Hartswood Close, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5AB

Hartswood Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartswood Close (CM14 5AB) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Brentwood South average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartswood Close (CM14 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Crescent, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.