Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southall Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brentwood West , and the 36th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southall Way (CM14 5LS) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% higher than the Brentwood West average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southall Way (CM14 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mascalls Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southall Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jasons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mascalls Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mascalls Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mascalls Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mascalls Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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