Crime Rates at High Street, Ingatestone, CM4 9EE

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing , and the 17th 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 High Street (CM4 9EE) in the last 12 months was 213.2 per 1,000 residents and was 363.5% 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 Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM4 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.