Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widbrook area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 47th 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 Widbrook (CM15 0LP) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% higher than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widbrook (CM15 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Widbrook. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widbrook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bakers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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