Crime Rates at Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9AX

Ongar Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 2nd 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 Ongar Road (CM15 9AX) in the last 12 months was 879.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1669.1% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ongar Road (CM15 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moores Place (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.