Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southall Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brentwood West , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 237 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 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Brentwood West average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% 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 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mascalls Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jasons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shevon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Lane | Under investigation |
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