Total Crime Rate
296.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodman Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 236 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 296.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Brentwood South average (156.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -21.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% 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 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northend (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northend | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northend | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penny Fields | Under investigation |
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