Total Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 163.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cherry Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 24th 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 Cherry Avenue (CM13 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Avenue (CM13 2DZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Limes Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knights Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oaktree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaktree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Limes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Limes Under investigation
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Data Sources

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