Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 237 local areas in Brentwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Gardens (CM15 0LU) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gardens (CM15 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Widbrook. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bakers Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Pound Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spillbutters Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs All Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs All Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
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Data Sources

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