Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wainwright Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hutton East , and the 76th 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 Wainwright Avenue (CM13 2SS) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wainwright Avenue (CM13 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quennell Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wainwright Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alpha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosen Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wainwright Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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