Total Crime Rate

369.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 369.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Oaks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hutton East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Oaks (CM13 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 369.5 per 1,000 residents and was 936.5% higher than the Hutton East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Oaks (CM13 1AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexander Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shenfield Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Oaks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexander Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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