Postcode · Brentwood
Crime in CM15 8PG
How much crime is recorded in CM15 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenfield & Hutton Mount
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,863 (2024)
CM15 8PGBrentwood
How safe is CM15 8PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM15 8PG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
CM15 8PGNational
Shoplifting9.48.4
Burglary9.09.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.