Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Birches area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 61st highest crime rate of 236 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 The Birches (CM13 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Brentwood South average (156.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (CM13 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theme/Adventure Park. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Birches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingrave Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cobbles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A128 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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