Total Crime Rate

232.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 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 232.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodman Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 14th 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 Woodman Road (CM14 5BG) in the last 12 months was 232.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Brentwood South average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodman Road (CM14 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northend (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyrell Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Hampden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B186 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hill'S Chace Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Fields —
Apr 2026Robbery Water Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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