Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magdalen Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hutton East , and the 86th lowest 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 Magdalen Gardens (CM13 1RL) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magdalen Gardens (CM13 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenstead Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenstead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hutton Village | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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