Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 29 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 15th highest crime rate of 237 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 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 610.3% higher than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goatswood Lane (RM4 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Goatswood Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseman Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horseman Side Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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