Postcode · Ingatestone
Crime in CM4 0JF
How much crime is recorded in CM4 0JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ingatestone & Mountnessing
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
CM4 0JFIngatestone
How safe is CM4 0JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM4 0JF 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 0JFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.