Postcode · Ingatestone
Crime in CM4 9SX
How much crime is recorded in CM4 9SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ingatestone & Mountnessing
- Council
- Brentwood
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,295 (2024)
CM4 9SXIngatestone
How safe is CM4 9SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM4 9SX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 9SXNational
Burglary4.49.1
Violence and sexual offences3.323.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.