Postcode district · Brentwood
Crime in CM15
How much crime is recorded in CM15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 39,049 (2024)
CM15Postcode district · Brentwood
How safe is CM15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM15, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
CM15National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.64.6
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.