Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 211.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Petre Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon , and the 18th 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 Petre Close (CM13 3TN) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.6% higher than the Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petre Close (CM13 3TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Petre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sanderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petresfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sanderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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