Brentwood South vs Westcliff

Brentwood South has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,179 crimes in the last 12 months. Westcliff has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 4,304 crimes. Brentwood South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brentwood South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Westcliff shows +23.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brentwood South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (423 incidents). In Westcliff, it is Violent Crime (1,652 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brentwood South recorded 110 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westcliff recorded 313. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brentwood South totalled 423 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,652 in Westcliff. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brentwood South recorded 1,250 crimes (now 1,179, a change of -5.7%). Westcliff recorded 3,487 crimes previously (now 4,304, +23.4%).

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 South has a resolution rate of 25% and Westcliff has 32.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brentwood South falls within the Essex Police boundary. Westcliff 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 South and Westcliff. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.