This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brentwood
Crime trends · Brentwood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
134
YoY stable
ASB
35
YoY -26%
Vehicle Crime
41
YoY -31%
Burglary
16
YoY -45%
Criminal damage
22
YoY +29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
398
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brentwood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 77,079
White Brit.82.7%
Other White4.3%
Indian2.6%
African1.5%
White Irish1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 7.6%
Religion
Total residents: 77,090
Christian56.0%
No religion33.3%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.8%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 77,055
50–6420.4%
35–4919.5%
25–3412.8%
65–7410.1%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 32,128
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Other15.3%
Any member 66+13.8%
All members 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
