Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerfields area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing , and the 88th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Summerfields (CM4 0BS) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfields (CM4 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Mews (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bell Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1002 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Star Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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