Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatch Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brentwood West , and the 70th 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 Hatch Road (CM15 9QA) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Brentwood West average (87.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatch Road (CM15 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pilgrims Hatch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmoral Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Larchwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Danes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Priory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maizey Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lascelles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hatch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Gardens | Under investigation |
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