Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blackmore & Doddinghurst , and the 101st highest crime rate of 236 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 The Gardens (CM15 0LX) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Blackmore & Doddinghurst average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Gardens (CM15 0LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Pound (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackmore & Doddinghurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Steeple Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gardens | Under investigation |
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