Crime Rate in Hutton South, ward

Hutton South has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Brentwood district and the 1679th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 254th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hutton South in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Brentwood district average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hutton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hutton South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shenfield (Station). Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.