Total Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 70th highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (CM13 2DX) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Brentwood South average (169.8 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Avenue (CM13 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Stephens Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knights Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oaktree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oaktree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Limes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Limes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Limes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Avenue | Under investigation |
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