Crime Rates at Ingatestone Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0RS

Ingatestone Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 89th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ingatestone Road (CM4 0RS) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingatestone Road (CM4 0RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Piece (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.