Total Crime Rate

87.8 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Highland Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 236 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 Highland Avenue (CM15 9DD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Brentwood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Avenue (CM15 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sawyer'S Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wates Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wates Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wates Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North Road Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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