Postcode · Ingatestone
Crime in CM4 0DU
How much crime is recorded in CM4 0DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ingatestone & Mountnessing
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
CM4 0DUIngatestone
How safe is CM4 0DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM4 0DU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
CM4 0DUNational
Burglary10.29.1
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.