Crime Rate in Hatfield Peverel & Terling, ward

Hatfield Peverel & Terling has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 2594th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 398th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hatfield Peverel & Terling in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hatfield Peverel & Terling’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hatfield Peverel & Terling ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Garden Field (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.