Brentwood North vs Epping and Ongar

Brentwood North has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,249 crimes in the last 12 months. Epping and Ongar has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 3,172 crimes. Brentwood North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brentwood North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Epping and Ongar shows -11.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brentwood North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (411 incidents). In Epping and Ongar, it is Violent Crime (1,194 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brentwood North recorded 111 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Epping and Ongar recorded 260. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brentwood North totalled 411 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,194 in Epping and Ongar. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brentwood North recorded 1,578 crimes (now 1,249, a change of -20.9%). Epping and Ongar recorded 3,600 crimes previously (now 3,172, -11.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Brentwood North has a resolution rate of 28.6% and Epping and Ongar has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brentwood North falls within the Essex Police boundary. Epping and Ongar is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Brentwood North and Epping and Ongar. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.