Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birkbeck Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hutton East , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkbeck Road (CM13 1JP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower than the Hutton East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkbeck Road (CM13 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkes Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosen Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Colet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilkes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Felstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fielding Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wainwright Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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