Crime Rate in Three Fields, ward

Three Fields has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 2719th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 420th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Three Fields in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Three Fields’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Three Fields ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Randolph Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.