Brentwood crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Brentwood crime rate

Crime rating – low.

Brentwood ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 6327 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Brentwood has a population of 77047. This equates to a crime rate of 82.12 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 5.5 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Brentwood are Violence and sexual offences (30.7%) Vehicle crime (17.9%) Other theft (8.8%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.7%) Possession of weapons (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.6%).

There are 15 wards in Brentwood. Wards with high crime rates are South Weald (163.2), Brentwood South (125.5), Brentwood North (117.2) . On the other end, safest wards are Hutton East (55.3), Hutton South (53.5), Tipps Cross (41.6) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Brentwood, we see high crime rates in CM14 (129.8), RM4 (104.0), CM5 (73.4) . Safest postcode districts are RM14 (63.8), CM12 (62.4), CM4 (49.5) .

Brentwood crime incidents by crime type

A total of 6327 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1942 (30.7)%
Vehicle crime – 1131 (17.9)%
Other theft – 558 (8.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 488 (7.7)%
Shoplifting – 475 (7.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 465 (7.3)%
Public order – 438 (6.9)%
Burglary – 348 (5.5)%
Drugs – 219 (3.5)%
Other crime – 94 (1.5)%
Theft from the person – 46 (0.7)%
Robbery – 46 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 41 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 36 (0.6)%

How does Brentwood compare against nearby areas ?

Brentwood ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Brentwood is compared against

Crime rates in Brentwood wards

There are 15 wards within Brentwood. South Weald, Brentwood South, Brentwood North has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.