Postcode · Brentwood
Crime in CM14 5JS
How much crime is recorded in CM14 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brentwood Central
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
CM14 5JSBrentwood
How safe is CM14 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM14 5JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CM14 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Burglary3.69.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.