Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Friars Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hutton East , and the 28th highest crime rate of 236 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 Friars Close (CM15 8HX) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.9% higher than the Hutton East average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Close (CM15 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rockleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardleigh Court —
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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