Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wates Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Brentwood North , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wates Way (CM15 9TB) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wates Way (CM15 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 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.
View Crime In Brentwood North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moores Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moores Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moores Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A1023 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1023 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1023 | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A1023 | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sawyer'S Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Hunter Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wates Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wates Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wates Way | Under investigation |
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