Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Watlington Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watlington Gardens (CM13 3FA) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watlington Gardens (CM13 3FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanover Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flemings (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watlington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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