Total Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Avenue 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 Hawthorn Avenue (CM13 2EQ) 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 Hawthorn Avenue (CM13 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowan Green East, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A128 | Under investigation |
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