Crime Rate in Stour Valley South, ward

Stour Valley South has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 958th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 144th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stour Valley South in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stour Valley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stour Valley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.