Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crushes Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hutton East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crushes Close (CM13 1PB) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 120.2% higher than the Hutton East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crushes Close (CM13 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Tiptree Court. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiptree Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiptree Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tiptree Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiptree Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alpha Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tiptree Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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