Total Crime Rate

290.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 290.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Goatswood Lane area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 10th 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 Goatswood Lane (RM4 1HE) in the last 12 months was 290.2 per 1,000 residents and was 758.4% higher than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goatswood Lane (RM4 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Goatswood Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Goatswood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Goatswood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goatswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseman Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Horseman Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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