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Crime in Brentwood by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,635crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Herongatelowest rate18.5 per 1,000 a year
54.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Pilgrims' Hatch (-2%), Hutton (4%) and Brentwood (4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Pilgrims' HatchCM15 · 6,092 residents 107.7▼ 2%violence
2South WealdCM14 · 2,012 residents 97.4▼ 11%vehicle crime
3BrentwoodCM14 · 43,219 residents 93.2▲ 4%violence
4West HorndonCM13 · 1,649 residents 80▼ 6%vehicle crime
5Kelvedon HatchCM15 · 3,284 residents 59.7▲ 36%violence
6MountnessingCM15 · 1,841 residents 54.30%violence
7HuttonCM13 · 12,006 residents 45.6▲ 4%violence
8DoddinghurstCM15 · 4,362 residents 34.80%anti-social behaviour
9IngatestoneCM4 · 6,366 residents 32▼ 19%violence
10FryerningCM4 · 1,523 residents 26.3▼ 17%violence
11IngraveCM13 · 2,162 residents 24.1▲ 8%violence
12HerongateCM13 · 2,162 residents 18.5–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Brentwood have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Herongate, Ingrave, Fryerning, Ingatestone and Doddinghurst.

Which areas of Brentwood have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Pilgrims' Hatch, South Weald, Brentwood, West Horndon and Kelvedon Hatch.

Is crime going up or down in Brentwood?

Across Brentwood, 1,635 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.