Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barn Mead area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 236 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 Barn Mead (CM15 0NE) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Mead (CM15 0NE), 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 Barn Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steeple Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Bakers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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