Total Crime Rate

296.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.8 10/10
  • Other theft 114.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.4 8/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Drive area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (CM13 3AT) in the last 12 months was 296.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Brentwood South average (156.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -21.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (CM13 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Gibraltar Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Florence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Birchwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northend Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnell Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gibraltar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gibraltar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibraltar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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