Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vaughan Williams Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 105th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vaughan Williams Way (CM14 5WT) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Brentwood North average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Williams Way (CM14 5WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vaughan Williams Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanover Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vaughan Williams Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Williams Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Williams Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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