Brentwood Town Centre vs Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell

Brentwood Town Centre has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,755 crimes in the last 12 months. Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,342 crimes. Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brentwood Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +25.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell shows -9.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brentwood Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (565 incidents). In Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell, it is Violent Crime (527 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brentwood Town Centre recorded 187 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell recorded 80. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brentwood Town Centre totalled 565 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 527 in Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brentwood Town Centre recorded 1,401 crimes (now 1,755, a change of +25.3%). Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell recorded 1,481 crimes previously (now 1,342, -9.4%).

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 Town Centre has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell has 23.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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